Published February 1, 2007 | Version v1
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Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Stability of the NCSX

Creators

  • 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) (United States)
  • 2. Kurchatov Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Oak Ridge National Lab., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  • 4. CRPP/EPFL, Association Euratom-Suisse, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Description

The ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability of the National Compact Stellarator Experiment (NCSX) is extensively analyzed using the most advanced three-dimensional MHD codes. It is shown that the NCSX is stable to finite-n MHD modes, including the vertical mode, external kink modes and ballooning modes. However, high-n external kink modes that peak near the plasma edge are found to be weakly unstable. A global calculation shows that finite-n ballooning modes are significantly more stable than the local infinite-n modes

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Fusion Science and Technology
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 218-231
ISSN
1536-1055

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
40024086
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
KINK INSTABILITY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; STABILITY; STELLARATORS
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; MECHANICS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC05-00OR22725
Funding organization
ORNL LDRD Director's R and D (United States)
Secondary number(s)
ORNL/PTS--5122