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(THP1/08) Mixed SOC Classical Diffusive Dynamics as a Paradigm for Transport in Fusion Devices

R. Sanchez¹⁾, D. E. Newman²⁾, B. A. Carreras^3)
 
1) Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, SPAIN
²⁾ University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, U.S.A.
³⁾ Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, U.S.A.

Abstract.  A recently proposed paradigm for plasma turbulent transport dynamics, based on the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC), is extended to include other transport mechanisms existent in real plasmas. This extension might clarify the experimentally observed violation at fluctuation scales of the scale-invariance essential to the SOC model. It might also provide with new experimental tests that could help to validate its relevance. Finally, it might give some hints to understand the central role played by the plasma edge in transport dynamics.

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