Stability limit on beta in a tokamak using the collisionless energy principle

Abstract

It is shown that use of the collisionless, rather than MHD, energy principle has little effect on the limiting ..beta.. for stability of a tokamak against ballooning modes.

Keywords

PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
PLASMA INSTABILITY
STABILIZATION
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
BETA RATIO
COLLISIONLESS PLASMA
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
FLUID MECHANICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
INSTABILITY
MECHANICS
PLASMA
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
* - FUSION ENERGY- PLASMA RESEARCH- INSTABILITIES

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