Published June 1987 | Version v1
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Explosive instabilities in mirrors

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar Highway Bhat (India)
  • 2. Physical Research Lab., Ahmedabad (India)

Description

It is shown that the density independent flute mode observed in Base-Ball II mirror becomes explosively unstable in the presence of ion cyclotron oscillations. The non-linear growth times agree fairly well with the bursting time-scale of the amplitude of flute perturbations. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Fusion
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
6
Series
Nucl. Fusion.
Journal Page Range
1043-1049
ISSN
0029-5515
CODEN
NUFUA

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
18077781
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSION RELATIONS; EXPLOSIVE INSTABILITY; FLUTE INSTABILITY; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; ION CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE; MAGNETIC MIRROR CONFIGURATIONS; PARAMETRIC INSTABILITIES; PERMITTIVITY
Descriptors DEC
CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; OPEN CONFIGURATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; RESONANCE

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Notes
Letter-to-the-editor. 14 refs.