Resistive ballooning modes and the second region of stability
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Vol. 29 (6) , 719-727
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/29/6/003
Abstract
Resistive ballooning modes are unstable in the first region of ideal ballooning stability. The authors show that in contrast the second region is largely stable to resistive ballooning modes.Keywords
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