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Equilibrium Properties Of Short Field-Reversed Configurations, Ross L. Spencer, M. Tuszewski
Equilibrium Properties Of Short Field-Reversed Configurations, Ross L. Spencer, M. Tuszewski
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Some features of short field-reversed configuration (FRC) equilibria relevant to transport and stability are studied numerically and analytically. It is shown that magnetic field curvature effects significantly increase the FRC magnetization for plasma elongations epsilon is less than or equal to 4.
Considerations Of Temperature Stability In A Cylindrical Plasma, S. Neil Rasband, Yao-Hui Xu
Considerations Of Temperature Stability In A Cylindrical Plasma, S. Neil Rasband, Yao-Hui Xu
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A variational formulation is used to consider thermal equilibrium and stability for a cylindrical plasma modeled by dissipative magnetohydrodynamics. The parameter dependence of equilibrium solutions and their stability is followed using homotopy techniques. Solution branches and their connections are studied in relation to the applied fields.