Small-scale dynamo action in multi-scale magnetohydrodynamic and micro-turbulence

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作者
Li, Jiquan [1 ]
Kishimoto, Y. [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Energy Sci, Kyoto 6110011, Japan
关键词
Discussions with Z. X. Wang are acknowledged. We are grateful to the referee for useful comments. This work is supported by the [!text type='JS']JS[!/text]PS-CAS (Japan–China) Core University Program on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion and by the [!text type='JS']JS[!/text]PS Asian CORE program on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion;
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10.1063/1.3698111
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Nonlinear interplay between resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) magnetic island and drift wave micro-turbulence is investigated using direct Landau-fluid simulations. A twisting oscillation of magnetic island associated with the driving force of micro-turbulence is observed, which is referred to as magnetic island seesaw. In the initiating phase of the seesaw oscillation, small-scale current and magnetic field fluctuations increase dramatically while the magnetic induction grows exponentially at small-scales corresponding to the spatial scale of micro-turbulence, showing a small-scale dynamo action. A minimal model consisting of reduced MHD turbulence and a micro-instability is proposed to elucidate the underlying mechanism. It is identified that the island seesaw is driven by a net oscillatory electromagnetic torque, which results from small-scale dynamo-generated current and magnetic field. The dynamo mechanism may offer an important energy exchange channel between MHD and micro-turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3698111]
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