Published June 2000
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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