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Stability of an RFP [reversed-field pinch] with resistive and distant boundaries

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The linear MHD stability of current-driven modes is evaluated for a reversed field pinch in which the plasma is bounded by a thin resistive shell which is surrounded by a vacuum region out to a radius at which a perfectly conducting wall is situated. The effects of variation of the shell resistivity and wall proximity are investigated. Growth rates of tearing modes and kink modes are calculated by analytical solution based on the modified Bessel function model for the equilibrium. Relevence to experiments is discussed. 23 refs., 18 figs., 11 tabs

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39 p.
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DOE/ER/53212--115

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United States
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United States
INIS RN
19056742
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BESSEL FUNCTIONS; EIGENFUNCTIONS; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; KINK INSTABILITY; MHD EQUILIBRIUM; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; STABILITY; TEARING INSTABILITY; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
Descriptors DEC
EQUILIBRIUM; FUNCTIONS; INSTABILITY; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES

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