Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Published In
Physics Of Plasmas
Abstract
The frequency spectrum of magnetic fluctuations as measured on the Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment is broadband and exhibits a nearly Kolmogorov 5/3 scaling. It features a steepening region which is indicative of dissipation of magnetic fluctuation energy similar to that observed in fluid and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence systems. Two non-spectrum based time-series analysis techniques are implemented on this data set in order to seek other possible signatures of turbulent dissipation beyond just the steepening of fluctuation spectra. Presented here are results for the flatness, permutation entropy, and statistical complexity, each of which exhibits a particular character at spectral steepening scales which can then be compared to the behavior of the frequency spectrum.
Keywords
Plasma turbulence, Turbulent flows, Entropy, Time series analysis, Magnetohydrodynamics
Recommended Citation
D. A. Schaffner; Michael R. Brown; and Ariel B. Rock , '16.
(2016).
"Possible Signatures Of Dissipation From Time-Series Analysis Techniques Using A Turbulent Laboratory Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma".
Physics Of Plasmas.
Volume 23,
Issue 5.
DOI: 10.1063/1.4948275
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-physics/289
Comments
This work is freely available courtesy of AIP Publishing and the American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics. View this work on the publisher's website.