The present status of zonal flow experiments is reviewed with the historical process to attain
the concept of zonal flows, which provides a new framework for understanding turbulence …

Electric probe methods for diagnostics of plasmas are reviewed with emphasis on the link
between the appropriate probe theories and the instrumental design. The starting point is an …

The magnetic reconnection experiment has been constructed to investigate the fundamental
physics of magnetic reconnection in a well-controlled laboratory setting. This device creates …

Experimental drift turbulence and zonal flow studies in magnetically confined plasma
experiments are reviewed. The origins of drift waves, transition to drift turbulence and drift …

In the edge plasma of the ASDEX tokamak, electrostatic fluctuations were observed with
Langmuir probes and in H alpha light with high poloidal and temporal resolution. These …

In recent decades, great progress has been made in our understanding of zonal jets across
many subjects-atmospheric science, oceanography, planetary science, geophysical fluid …

Transport is the outstanding physics issue in the quest for fusion by magnetic confinement.
In spite of the intrinsic difficulty, a great deal of progress has been made in the past 25 years …

Fluctuation‐induced fluxes have a bursty character. As a consequence, a significant part of
the total particle flux is carried out by sporadic, large transport bursts. The local flux …

The probability distribution function of the turbulence-induced particle flux at the plasma
edge has distinct functional forms over two distinct ranges of time scales. One range …

A view of the latest experimental results and progress in the characterization and
understanding of edge turbulence is given. The development of new fluctuation analysis …