Published November 1984
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Journal article
Stabilization of an axisymmetric tandem mirror cell by a hot plasma component
- 1. Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
Description
A hot plasma component formalism is used for a symmetric tandem mirror cell to relate the precessional mode, well known from Astron experiments, to more standard magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes. The l = 1 mode can be stabilized by conducting walls, while the higher l modes can be stabilized by finite Larmor radius. Such a configuration is free of remnant dissipative instabilities because all perturbations are positive energy excitations when stability is achieved
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 2705-2710
- ISSN
- 0031-9171
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16055800
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- HOT PLASMA; LARMOR RADIUS; OSCILLATION MODES; PLASMA INSTABILITY; STABILITY; TMX DEVICES
- Descriptors DEC
- INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA; TANDEM MIRRORS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES