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Secondary Instability in Drift Wave Turbulence as a Mechanism for Avalanch e Formation (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, S. Champeaux, M.Malkov, A. Das, I. Gruzinov, M.N. Rosenbluth , C. Holland, B. Wecht, A. Smolyakov, F.L. Hinton, Z. Lin, T.S. Hahm
Proceedings of the 18th International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) Fus ion Energy Conference,Sorrento, Italy, 4-10 October 2000, IAEA, Vienna (2000), IAEA-CN-77/TH2/1

Secondary Instability in Drift Wave Turbulence as a Mechanism for Zonal F low and Avalanche Formation (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, S. Champeaux, M. Malkov, A. Das, I. Gruzinov, M.N. Rosenblut h, C. Holland, B. Wecht, A Smolyakov, F.L. Hinton, Z. Lin, T.S. Hahm
Nuclear Fusion , Vol. 41, No. 8, 1067-1080 (2001)

Fast Zonal Field Dynamo in Collisionless Kinetic Alfven Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
I. Gruzinov and P.H. Diamond
Physics Letters A, Vol. 302(no. 203), 119-124 (2002)
The published article can be found at Elsevier Science Direct.

On Turbulent Reconnection (preprint-pdf)
Eun-Jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
The Astrophysical Journal 556(No. 2 Part 1), 1052-1065 (2001)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal.

Self Organization of Zonal Flows: Some Physics Behind the Color Viewgraphs (preprint-pdf)
S. Champeaux, P.H. Diamond and M. Malkov
Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research 4, 161-166 (2002)

Towards a Self-Consistent Theory of Turbulent Reconnection (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
Physics Letters A 291(no. 6), 407-412 (2001)
The published article can be found at Elsevier Science Direct.

Eddy Viscosity and Laminarization of Sheared Flow in 3D Reduced Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim, T.S. Hahm and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 8(8), 3576-3582 (2001)
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Bifurcation and Scaling of Drift Wave Turbulence Intensity with Collisional Zonal Flow Damping (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 8(9), 3996-4009 (2001)
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On the Nature of Bursting in Transport and Turbulence in Drift Wave - Zonal Flow Systems (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov, P.H. Diamond and M.N. Rosenbluth
Physics of Plasmas 8(12), 5073-5076 (2001)
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Theory of the Momentum Flux PDF for Drift Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 9(1), 71-77 (2002)
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On The Possible Reason for Nondetection of TeV Protons in Supernova Remnants (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov, P.H. Diamond, and T.W. Jones
The Astrophysical Journal 571 (No. 2, Part I), 856-865 (2002)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal .

Electromagnetic Secondary Instabilities in Electron Temperature Gradient Turbulence (preprint-pdf)

C. Holland and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 9(9), 3857-3866 (2002)
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Sandpiles with Bi-Stable Automata Rules:Towards a Minimal Model of Pedestal Formation and Structure (preprint-pdf)
I. Gruzinov, P.H. Diamond and M.N. Rosenbluth
Physical Review Letters 89(25), 255001-1-25001-4 (2002)
The published article may be found at Physical Review Letters.

Turbulent Diffusion of Magnetic Fields in Weakly Ionized Gas (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 578 (No. 2 Part 2), L113-L116 (2002)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Dynamics of Helicity Transport and Taylor Relaxation (pdf)
P.H. Diamond and M. Malkov
Physics of Plasmas 10(6), 2322-2329 (2003)
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Hysteresis and Relaxation in Bi-stable Diffusive Sandpile (preprint-pdf)
I. Gruzinov, P.H. Diamond and M.N. Rosenbluth
Physics of Plasmas Letters 10(3), 569-572 (2003)
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Mean Shear Flows, Zonal Flows, and Generalized Kelvin Helmholtz Modes in Drift Wave Turbulence: A Minimal Model for L to H Transition (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 10(5), 1698-1704 (2003)
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Analytic Theory of L-H Transport Bifurcatiion for a Simple Model of Coupled Particle and Heat Fluxes (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov and P.H. Diamond

Effect of Mean Flow Shear on Cross Phase and Transport, Reconsidered (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
Physical Review Letters 91(7), 075001-1-075001-4 (2003)
The published article may be found at Physical Review Letters.

Zonal Flows and Transient Dynamics of the L-H Transition (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim and P.H. Diamond
Physical Review Letters 90(18), 185006-1-185006-4 (2003)
The published article may be found at Physical Review Letters .

Streamer Formation and Collapse in Electron Temperature Gradient Driven Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 11(2), 52-583 (2004)
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Self-Consistent Mean Field Electrodynamics in Two and Three Dimensions (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, D.W. Hughes and Eun-jin Kim
Fluid Dynamics and Dynamos in Astrophysics and Geophysics, Series Ed. A.M. Soward, C.A. Jones, D.W. Hughes and N.O. Weiss, Vol. 12, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, 145-192 (2005)

Magnetohydrodynamics (preprint-pdf)
Paul H. Roberts and P.H. Diamond
Encyclopedia of Energy Vol. 3, 705-732, Elsevier Inc. (2004)

Nonperturbative Models of Intermittency in Drift Wave Turbulence: Towards a Probabilistic Theory of Anomalous (preprint-pdf)
Eun-jin Kim, P.H. Diamond, M. Malkov, T.S. Hahm, K. Itoh, S.-I. Itoh, S. Champeaux, I. Gruzinov, O. Gurcan, C. Holland, M.N. Rosenbluth, A. Smolyakov
Nuclear Fusion Vol. 43 No. 9, 961-968 (2003)

A Simple Model of Interactions Between Electron Temperature Gradient and Drift-Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
C. Holland and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 11(3), 1043-1051 (2004)
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Turbulence Spreading into the Linearly Stable Zone and Transport Scaling (pdf)
T.S. Hahm, P.H. Diamond, Z. Lin, K. Itoh and S.-I. Itoh
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 46, A323-A333 (2004)

Random Shearing by Zonal Flows and Transport Reduction (preprint-pdf)
E. Kim and P.H. Diamond.
Physics of Plasmas 11(12), L77-L80 (2004)
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Transport Reduction by Shear Flows in Dynamical Models (preprint-pdf)
E. Kim and P.H. Diamond.
Physics of Plasmas 11(10), 4554-4558 (2004)
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Nonlinear Elongation of Two Dimensional Structures in Electron Temperature Gradient Driven Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan and P.H. Diamond.
Physics of Plasmas 11(11), 4973-4982 (2004)
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Zonal Flows in Plasma-A Review (pdf)
P.H. Diamond, S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh and T.S. Hahm
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 47(5), R35-R161 (2005)
The published article may be found at Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.

Dynamics of Turbulence Spreading in Magnetically Confined Plasmas (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan, P.H. Diamond, T.S. Hahm, and Z. Lin
Physics of Plasmas 12(3), 032303-1-032303-15 (2005)
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Overview of Zonal Flow Physics (preprint-pdf)
Presentation-Physics of Zonal Flows(presentation-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, K. Itoh, S.-I. Itoh, T.S. Hahm
Proceedings of the 20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1-6 November 2004, IAEA-CN-116/OV 2-1

Multiscale Studies of ETG and Drift Wave Turbulence and Transport Bifurcation Dynamics (preprint-pdf)
C. Holland, E. Kim, P.H. Diamond, O.D. Gurcan, M. Malkov, M.N. Rosenbluth, A. Smolyakov and A. Das
Proceedings of the 20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1-6 November 2004, IAEA-CN-116/TH/P6-5

Electron Thermal Transport in Tokamaks: ETG or TEM Turbulence? (preprint-pdf)
Z. Lin, L. Chen, Y. Nishimura, H. Qu, T.S. Hahm, J.L.V. Lewandowski, G. Rewoldt, W.X. Wang, P.H. Diamond, C. Holland, F. Zonca, Y. Li
Proceedings of the 20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal, 1-6 November 2004, IAEA-CN/TH/8-4

On the Gamma-Ray Spectra Radiated by Protons Accelerated in Supernova Remnant Shocks Near Molecular Clouds: The Case of Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946(preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov, P.H. Diamond and R.Z. Sagdeev
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 624 (No. 1, Part 2), L37-L40 (2005)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

On the Dynamics of Large-Scale Structures in Electron Temperature Gradient Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
C. Holland and P.H. Diamond
Physics Letters A 344(5), 369-382 (2005)

Possible Global Magneto-Fluid Structure of the Solar Convection Zone (preprint-pdf)
S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh, P.H. Diamond and A. Yoshizawa
The Astronomical Society of Japan 58 (No.3), 605-616 (2006)

Nonlinear Shock Acceleration Beyond the Bohm Limit (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov and P.H. Diamond
The Astrophysical Journal 642 (No. 1, Pt. 1), 244-259 (2006)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal.

Physics of Zonal Flows
K. Itoh, S.-I. Itoh, P.H. Diamond, T.S. Hahm, A. Fujisawa, G.R. Tynan, M. Yagi and Y. Nagashima
Physics of Plasmas 13(5), 055502-1-055502-11 (2006)
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A Tutorial on Basic Concepts in MHD Turbulence and Turbulent Transport (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh
Festival de Theorie, Aix-en-Provence, July 2003.
Submitted to Fluid Dynamics and Dynamos in Astrophysics for Publication (2005)

Beta-Plane MHD Turbulence and Dissipation in the Solar Tachocline (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, S.-I. Itoh, K. Itoh and L.J. Silvers
The Solar Tachocline, eds. D. Hughes, R. Rosner, N.O. Weiss, Cambridge University Press, 213-240 (2007)

Radial Transport of Fluctuation Energy in a Two-Field Model of Drift Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
O. D. Gurcan, P.H. Diamond and T.S. Hahm
Physics of Plasmas 13, 052306-1-052306-18 (2006)
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Multi-Scale Interaction of a Tearing Mode with Drift Wave Turbulence: A Minimal Self-Consistent Model (preprint-pdf)
C.J. McDevitt and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 13(3), 032302 (2006)
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Dynamics of Mesoscale Magnetic Field in Diffusive Shock Acceleration (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond and M.A. Malkov
The Astrophysical Journal 654(No. 1, Part 1), 252-266 (2007)
The published article may be found at The Astrophysical Journal.

Nonlinear Triad Interactions and the Mechanism of Spreading in Drift-Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan and P.H. Diamond
Physical Review Letters 97(2), 024502-1-024502-4 (2006)
The published may be found at Physical Review Letters.

Geodesic Acoustic Eigenmodes (preprint-pdf)
Kimitaka Itoh, Sanae-I. Itoh, Patrick H. Diamond, Akihide Fujisawa, Masatoshi Yagi, Tetsuo Watari, Yoshihiko Nagashima and Atushi Fukuyama
Plasma and Fusion Research: Rapid Communications Vol. 1, 037, 2 pages (2006)

Intrinsic Rotation and Electric Field Shear (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan, P.H. Diamond, T.S. Hahm, and R. Singh
Physics of Plasmas 14, 042306-1-042306-17 (2007)
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Progress in Understanding Multi-Scale Dynamics of Drift Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
O.D. Gurcan, P.H. Diamond, C.J. McDevitt, and M.A. Malkov
Conference Proceeding, 21st IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Chengdu, China, October 2006

Nonlinear Gyrokinetic Theory of Toroidal Momentum Pinch (preprint-pdf)
T.S. Hahm, P.H. Diamond, O.D. Gurcan and G. Rewoldt
Physics of Plasmas 14, 072303 (2007)
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Beta-Plane Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in the Solar Tachocline (preprint-pdf)
S.M. Tobias, P.H. Diamond and D.W. Hughes
667, L113-L116 (2007)

Low-q Resonances, Transport Barriers, and Secondary Electrostatic Convective Cells (preprint-pdf)
C.J. McDevitt and P.H. Diamond
Physics of Plasmas 14, 112306 (2007)
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Turbulent Diffusion of Magnetic Fields in Two-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence with Stable Stratification (preprint-pdf)
Shane R. Keating and P.H. Diamond
Physical Review Letters 99, 224502-1-224502-4 (2007)
The published article may be found in Physical Review Letters .

Transport of Parallel Momentum by Collisionless Drift Wave Turbulence (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, C.J. McDevitt, O.D. Gurcan, T.S. Hahm and V. Naulin
Physics of Plasmas 15, 012303 (2008)
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Analytic Theory of L-H Transition, Barrier Structure, and Hysteresis for a Simple Model of Coupled Particle and Heat Fluxes (preprint-pdf)
M.A. Malkov and P.H. Diamond
Accepted for Publication Oct. 2008 to Physics of Plasmas 2008

Turbulent Equipartition and Homogenization of Plasma Angular Momentum
O.D. Gurcan, P.H. Diamond and T.S. Hahm
Physical Review Letters 100, 135001 (2008)
The published article may be found in Physical Review Letters .

Momentum Theorems and the Structure of Atmospheric Jets and Zonal Flows in Plasmas (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, O.D. Gurcan, T.S. Hahm, K. Miki, Y. Kosuga and X. Garbet
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50, 124018 (2008)

Physics of Non-Diffusive Turbulent Transport of Momentum and the Origins of Spontaneous Rotation in Tokamaks (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, T.S. Hahm, O.D. Gurcan, C. McDevitt, K, Miki, W. Wang, G. Rewoldt, I. Holod, Z. Lin, V. Naulin, R. Singh
Proceedings of the 22nd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-18 October 2008, IAEA-CN-TH/1-1.

Weak Hysteresis in a Simplified Model of the L-H Transition
M.A. Malkov and P.H. Diamond
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Physics of Non-Diffusive Turbulent Transport of Momentum and the Origins of Spontaneous Rotation in Tokamaks (preprint-pdf)
P.H. Diamond, C.J. McDevitt, O.D. Gurcan, T.S. Hahm, W.X. Wang, E.S. Yoon, I. Holod, Z. Lin, V. Naulin and R. Singh
Nuclear Fusion 49, 045002 (2009)

Toroidal Rotation Driven by the Polarization Drift (preprint-pdf)
C.J. McDevitt, P.H. Diamond, O.D. Gurcan and T.S. Hahm
Accepted for Publication Physical Review Letters 2009

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