Published June 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Ballooning stability of a point dipole equilibrium

  • 1. Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 167 Albany Street, NW16, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

Description

The energy principle is employed to show that the equilibrium confined by the magnetic field of a point dipole is stable to ballooning modes. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 2526-2529
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32060191
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BALLOONING INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC DIPOLES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA PRESSURE; THEORETICAL DATA
Descriptors DEC
CONFINEMENT; DATA; DIPOLES; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; MULTIPOLES; NUMERICAL DATA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
Proposed descriptors and Free-text terms
minimisation; plasma transport processes