Published May 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Migma early-time density profiles

Creators

  • 1. Air Force Systems Command, Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117 (USA)

Description

Equations describing the evolution of the Migma plasma equilibrium before the onset of diamagnetism are derived. As an illustrative case, the equations are solved for the early-time Migma density and current profiles in an approximately uniform magnetic field. The density is found to vary as r-1/2 near the axis, rather than the r-1 usually assumed. (The improved profiles should prove useful in stability analyses or for initializing computer simulations.) Evolution of the equilibrium near the axis at later times is evaluated as a second illustrative case, showing that the density there eventually does approach an r-1 profile. Suggestions for computing equilibria in more general, possibly diamagnetic, fields also are presented

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Fluids B
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Fluids B.
Journal Page Range
1186-1190
ISSN
0899-8221
CODEN
PFBPE