title: Kinetic stress and intrinsic flow in a toroidal plasma.
abstract: A new mechanism for intrinsic plasma flow has been experimentally identified in a toroidal plasma. For reversed field pinch plasmas with a few percent β (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic pressure), measurements show that parallel pressure fluctuations correlated with magnetic fluctuations create a kinetic stress that can affect momentum balance and the evolution of intrinsic plasma flow. This implies kinetic effects are important for flow generation and sustainment.
authors: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors: W X
authors: WX
authors: Ding
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authors: L
authors: Lin
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Brower
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Almagri
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authors: Chapman
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authors: Fiksel
authors: D J
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authors: Den Hartog
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authors: Sarff