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1986

Equilibrium

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Equilibrium Properties Of Short Field-Reversed Configurations, Ross L. Spencer, M. Tuszewski Nov 1986

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.