Published July 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Analytic solutions of del x B = lambdaB having separatrices for geometries with one ignorable coordinate

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

Analytic solutions of del x B = lambdaB are presented for PS-1 and CTX types of spheromaks, and for the proposed Wisconsin reversed-field pinch. Inherent in the spheromak solutions is a separatrix that separates a region of closed magnetic field lines from a surrounding region of open ones. Such a structure enhances the plausibility of maintaining steady-state spheromak operation by driving a steady current along the open field lines

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
7
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
1677-1685
ISSN
0031-9171