This paper reviews current understanding of key physics elements that control the H-mode
pedestal structure, which exists at the boundary of magnetically confined plasmas. The …

This paper reports on the development of reduced models for electron temperature gradient
(ETG) driven transport in the pedestal. Model development is enabled by a set of 61 …

This article presents a global reduced model for slab-like microtearing modes (MTMs) in the
H-mode pedestal, which reproduces distinctive features of experimentally observed …

In this work, we present first-of-their-kind nonlinear local gyrokinetic (GK) simulations of
electromagnetic turbulence at mid-radius in the burning plasma phase of the conceptual …

This paper explores the fundamental characteristics of electron-temperature-gradient (ETG)-
driven turbulence in the tokamak pedestal. The extreme gradients in the pedestal produce …

In this study, gyrokinetic simulations are used to study pedestal fluctuations for DIII-D
discharge 174082 using the GENE code. Nonlinear local simulations indicate that electron …

The results of a gyrokinetic analysis of turbulent transport driven by the electron temperature
gradient (ETG) in the MAST pedestal are presented. Local nonlinear simulations from the …

This paper reports on the refinement (building on (Hatch DR et al 2022 Phys. Plasmas29
062501)) and application of simple formulas for electron heat transport from electron …

A new, comprehensive set of evidence reveals that Micro-Tearing Modes (MTMs) dominate
pedestal electron heat transport in an H-mode experiment in the DIII-D tokamak. The …

The theoretical investigation of relevant turbulent transport mechanisms in H-mode
pedestals is a great scientific and numerical challenge. In this study, we address this …