Observation of spatial intermittency in Tokamak plasma turbulence

A sharp variation at some radial positions superimposed on a slow change in the profiles of the fluctuation levels, fluctuation-driven particle and energy fluxes, which is referred as spatial intermittency, is observed in the core plasma of the Keda Tokamak-5C (KT-5C) [World Survey of Activities in Controlled Fusion Research, Nuclear Fusion Special Supplement (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1991), p. 190.]. The peaks in the profiles are located in the vicinity of low-q rational surfaces, and fluctuation spectra perpendicular to the magnetic field become more anisotropy there. The intermittency may be related to the radial variations in the nonlinear mode couplings near the low-q resonant surfaces.