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A comparative analysis of the experimental results from two diagnostic methods—reflectometry and Langmuir probe technique—is carried out, and advantages and drawbacks of these methods are considered; in particular, a comparison is made between their spectral characteristics. The problems arising in interpreting the experimental reflectometric results are thoroughly discussed. To resolve these problems, a stochastic turbulence model with statistical, spectral, and correlation turbulent plasma properties close to the measured ones is constructed. The model is used to simulate the propagation of an electromagnetic wave in a model turbulent plasma. A comparison of the numerical results with the experimental data shows a high spatial locality of reflectometric measurements.
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Original Russian Text © A.O. Urazbaev, V.A. Vershkov, S.V. Soldatov, D.A. Shelukhin, 2006, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2006, Vol. 32, No. 8, pp. 675–698.
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Urazbaev, A.O., Vershkov, V.A., Soldatov, S.V. et al. Direct comparison of turbulence measurements by Langmuir probe technique and by reflectometry. Plasma Phys. Rep. 32, 619–641 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X06080010
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