Abstract

The influence of m/n = 2/1 (m and n are poloidal and toroidal mode numbers) tearing modes on plasma perpendicular flows and micro-fluctuations has been investigated in HL-2A neutral beam injection heated L-mode plasmas. It is found that the local perpendicular rotation velocity and turbulence energy are modulated by the alternation between the island X-point and O-point of the naturally rotating tearing modes. Cross-correlation analysis indicates that the modulation of density fluctuations by the tearing mode is not only limited to the island region, but also occurs in the edge region near the last closed flux surface. The turbulence exhibits distinct spectral characteristics inside and outside the island region. In addition, it is observed that the particle flux near the strike point is also significantly impacted by the tearing modes. The experimental evidence reveals that there are strong core-edge interactions between the core tearing modes and the edge transport.

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