Analytic solutions of ∇ × B=λB having separatrices for geometries with one ignorable coordinate
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 27 (7) , 1677-1685
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.864822
Abstract
Analytic solutions of ∇×B=λB are presented for PS‐1 and CTX types of spheromaks, and for the proposed Wisconsin reversed‐field pinch. Inherent in the spheromak solutions is a separatrix that separates a region of closed magnetic field lines from a surrounding region of open ones. Such a structure enhances the plausibility of maintaining steady‐state spheromak operation by driving a steady current along the open field lines.Keywords
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