Collisionless "Current-Channel" Tearing Modes
- 13 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (20) , 1375-1378
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.1375
Abstract
Analytical and numerical studies of collisionless tearing modes that are wider than the "current channel" are presented. The type of inertial mode is shown to be strongly unstable for typical tokamak shear and . Large spatial extension and large growth rate make it a possible candidate for explaining plasma disruption.
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