Interchange stability of axisymmetric field reversed equilibria

1 March 1980

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids

Vol. 23 (3) , 611-613
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863019

Abstract

Axisymmetric field reversed equilibria are obtained by solving the Grad–Shafranov equation, with pressure on the magnetic axis and pressure on the separatrix specified as independent parameters. A stability criterion assuming unfavorable curvature is evaluated for various pressure profiles.

Keywords

PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA INSTABILITY
FIELD−REVERSED MIRROR REACTORS
AXIAL SYMMETRY
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
PINCH DEVICES
NUMERICAL SOLUTION

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