Abstract
The mechanism of transport barrier collapse in reversed shear configuration is investigated using a global ion temperature gradient driven drift wave (ITG) turbulence simulation code. The transport barrier collapse event is explained in the context of non-local meso-scale interaction. It is found that the turbulence evolution and the sustainment of the transport barrier is sensitive to the safety factor profile. However, some common meso-scale modes are excited via various non-linear interaction channels whether or not a meso-scale mode in the vicinity of the q profile minimum has resonant surfaces. The non-linear interaction among these non-local modes makes long range correlation possible and carries energy from the core region to the q minimum region. It was shown that such linkage can lead to the collapse of the transport barrier and the change of the global temperature profile.
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