简介:Non-lineardevelopmentofdoubletearingmodesinducedbyelectronviscosityisnumericallysimulated.MHDflowlayersaredemonstratedtomergeinthedevelopmentofthemodes.Theshearedflowsareshowntoliejustattheboundariesofthemagneticislands,andtohavesuffcientlevelsrequiredforinternaltransportbarrier(ITB)formation.PossiblecorrelationbetweenthelayerformationandtriggeringofexperimentallyobservedITBs,preferentiallyformedinproximitiesofrationalfluxsurfacesoflowsafetyfactors,isdiscussed.