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Non-axisymmetry of the plasmas as well as fluctuations including turbulence causes the radial transport in a mirror configuration. The azimuthal distribution and fluctuations of floating potentials on a segmented limiter in the central cell are measured to evaluate the degree of the axisymmetry of plasmas.
