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Localized stability criterion for kink modes in systems with small shear

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A localized magnetohydrodynamic stability criterion for ideal kink instabilities is determined for systems where the safety factor has a local minimum on a rational surface with no pressure gradient. These modes are stable in the cylindrical limit, but toroidal effects can make them unstable. They could provide a partial explanation for the rapid current penetration observed in tokamaks. 7 refs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE86007530.

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17 p.
Report number
PPPL--2300

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17063762
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COLLISIONAL PLASMA; KINK INSTABILITY; MHD EQUILIBRIUM; OPERATION; SKIN EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
EQUILIBRIUM; INSTABILITY; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES