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Y Xu¹, C Hidalgo, I Shesterikov

¹Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas-Laboratorium voor Plasmafysica, Ecole Royale Militaire-Koninklijke Militaire School, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. y.xu@fz-juelich.de

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Investigating the isotope effect in fusion plasmas, this study found increased long-range correlations in deuterium compared to hydrogen. This provides key evidence for multiscale physics in magnetic fusion confinement.

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Area of Science:

Plasma Physics
Nuclear Fusion
Magnetic Confinement Fusion

Background:

The isotope effect on plasma confinement remains a significant challenge in magnetic fusion research.
Understanding this effect is crucial for developing future fusion power plants.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of local turbulence and long-range correlations in hydrogen and deuterium plasmas.
To provide experimental evidence for the physics behind the isotope effect in fusion plasmas.

Main Methods:

Experiments were conducted in the TEXTOR tokamak.
Local turbulence and long-range correlations were analyzed in hydrogen and deuterium plasmas.

Main Results:

A systematic increase in the amplitude of long-range correlations was observed when transitioning from hydrogen to deuterium plasmas.
This finding highlights the importance of multiscale physics.

Conclusions:

The study provides the first direct experimental evidence linking multiscale physics to the isotope effect in fusion plasmas.
These findings advance the understanding of plasma confinement in magnetic fusion devices.