Measurements and Modeling of Turbulent Transport in the Tore Supra Tokamak

This paper presents an overview of recent advances in modeling and measurements of turbulence in Tore Supra plasmas. Spatio‐temporal properties of turbulence are discussed in relation with transport models. An explanation is proposed for the k−3 decay of wave number spectra, which are observed by using both coherent laser scattering and Doppler reflectometry. Also the interplay between turbulence and flows has been investigated. It is shown that toroidal rotation results from a competition between neoclassical and turbulence flow generation. Finally a new method has been proposed to determine the transport coefficients of impurities. These coefficients are usually well above the neoclassical prediction.