The investigation of equilibration and hydrodynamic stability of current plasma in the ''Uragan-1'' stellarator

The conditions of current heating of the plasma in the stellarator Uragan-1 and the methods of measurement of the parameters are described. The equilibrium and the stability of the plasma pinch were analyzed. The conditions for automatic stabilization of perturbed current plasma were also studied. The observed results are discussed in detail. The equilibrium of the current pinch were conserved under all conditions. The energy content of the plasma was, however, limited and this was ascribed to increased heat convection under conditions of growing dissipative hydrodynamic instability of the current plasma