Application of wavelet multiresolution analysis to the study of self-similarity and intermittency of plasma turbulence
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China)
Multiresolution property of wavelet analysis makes it a powerful tool in describing turbulent signals. Plasma turbulence similar to its fluid turbulence counterpart shows a degree of self-similarity, intermittency, and multifractal. The multiresolution analysis technique based on a biorthogonal wavelet was applied to the Langmuir probe data to study the self-similarity and the intermittency of plasma fluctuations. The data were collected in the plasma edge region of the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. It is found that plasma turbulence is composed of multiscale eddies; these eddies are similar in structure between different scales; the coexistence of multiscale eddies results in the self-similarity in plasma fluctuations. Large-scale turbulence eddies intermittently burst out; the superposition of these large-scale eddies with those small ones is found responsible for the intermittency behavior. Success of utilizing wavelet multiresolution analysis in the HT-7 tokamak suggests it is a promising technique in the understanding of the turbulence structures.
- OSTI ID:
- 20853508
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2336754; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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