@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}, }