@article{7883, author = {B. Tobias and B. A. Grierson and C. M. Muscatello and X. Ren and C.W. Domier and N C Luhmann Jr. and S. E. Zemedkun and T. L. Munsat and I.G.J. Classen}, title = {Phase-locking of magnetic islands diagnosed by ECE-imaging}, abstract = {Millimeter-wave imaging diagnostics identify phase-locking and the satisfaction of 3-wave coupling selection criteria among multiple magnetic island chains by providing a localized, internal measurement of the 2D power spectral density, S(ω, k pol ). In high-confinement tokamak discharges, these interactions impact both plasma rotation and tearing stability. Nonlinear coupling among neoclassical tearing modes of different n-number, with islands not satisfying the poloidal mode number selection criterion ⟨m, m ′, m − m ′⟩, contributes to a reduction in core rotation and flow shear in the vicinity of the modes. }, year = {2014}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments}, volume = {85}, pages = {11D847}, doi = {10.1063/1.4892438}, language = {eng}, }