3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
On nonlinear saturation of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode due to thermal plasma nonlinearities
Ningfei Chen, Thomas Hayward-Schneider, Fulvio Zonca +7
The nonlinear saturation of toroidal Alfven eigenmode (TAE) due to thermal plasma nonlinearities is investigated using gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations and theoretical anal…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Indirect nonlinear interaction between toroidal Alfvén eigenmode and ion temperature gradient mode mediated by zonal structures
Qian Fang, Guangyu Wei, Ningfei Chen +3
The indirect nonlinear interactions between toroidal Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) and ion temperature gradient mode (ITG) are investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic theory and balloon…
physics.plasm-ph2024
Drift wave solitons and zonal flows: implication on staircase formation
Ningfei Chen, Liu Chen, Fulvio Zonca +1
The self-consistent nonlinear interaction of drift wave (DW) and zonal flow (ZF) is investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic theory, with both spontaneous excitation and beat-drive…