Published January 1, 2003
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Journal article
Relaxation phenomenon in the field reversed configuration
Creators
- 1. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF, Bidhannagar, Calcutta (India)
- 2. Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (United States)
Description
The relaxation phenomenon for a driven plasma system is studied using minimum dissipation rate principle. For the class of equilibria supporting field-aligned flows the Euler-Lagrange equations are shown to support bifurcated solutions. One of the branches depicts the topology of the field reversed configuration sustaining flow whereas the other branch resembles the classical spheromak configuration
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0741-3335/45/63/p30105.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (ISSN 1361-6587) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0741-3335/45/63/p30105.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- PII
- S0741-3335(03)37456-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
- Journal Volume
- 45
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 63-70
- ISSN
- 0741-3335
- CODEN
- PPCFET
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34020331
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIFURCATION; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; LAGRANGE EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD REVERSAL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; RELAXATION
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLASMA