Mode coupling in a toroidal, sharp-boundary plasma. II. Strong-coupling limit
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics
- Vol. 25 (5) , 537-550
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0032-1028/25/5/006
Abstract
For pt.I see ibid., vol.22, p.1091 (1980). Mode coupling in the discrete shear-Alfven spectrum of ideal magnetohydrodynamics can be caused either by toroidicity or by noncircularity of the plasma cross-section. The resulting localization of the eigenfunction leads to the formation of gaps in the frequency spectrum. This phenomenon is studied in the strong-coupling regime for both Tokamaks and screw-pinches, and the implications for plasma stability and Alfven wave heating experiments are discussed.Keywords
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