title: Experimental investigation of the role of fluid turbulent stresses and edge plasma flows for intrinsic rotation generation in DIII-D H-mode plasmas.
abstract: The first measurements of turbulent stresses and flows inside the separatrix of a tokamak H-mode plasma are reported, using a reciprocating multitip Langmuir probe at the DIII-D tokamak. A strong co-current rotation layer at the separatrix is found to precede intrinsic rotation development in the core. The measured fluid turbulent stresses transport toroidal momentum outward against the velocity gradient and thus try to sustain the edge layer. However, large kinetic stresses must exist to explain the net inward momentum transport leading to co-current core plasma rotation. The importance of such kinetic stresses is corroborated by the success of a simple orbit loss model, representing a purely kinetic mechanism, in the prediction of features of the edge corotation layer.
authors.affiliation: Center for Energy Research, University of California of San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, M/C 0417, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boedo
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Burrell
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: DeGrassie
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moyer
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rudakov
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Solomon