Abstract
A nonlinear saturation mechanism of electrostatic drift waves in a sheared magnetic field is presented. The basic physical mechanism is the coupling of the unstable, lowest radial mode to higher modes which are damped because of their short radial wavelengths. Stationary spectra are obtained analytically and applied to the current-driven drift wave instability.
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