Published October 1984 | Version v1
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Island formation and destruction of flux surfaces in three-dimensional MHD equilibria

Creators

  • 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Description

The physics involved in the appearance of islands caused by resonant pressure driven currents in three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equilibria is described. Estimates of island widths are obtained by an expansion in β, with an auxiliary expansion about the magnetic axis. The theory is applied to Princeton's heliac reference design

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
2446-2454
ISSN
0031-9171
CODEN
PFLDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17014482
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BETA RATIO; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; INHIBITION; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC ISLANDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA PRESSURE; RESONANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; USES
Descriptors DEC
CURRENTS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MECHANICS; PLASMA