Stabilizing effect of finite-gyroradius beam particles on the tilting mode of spheromaks

Sudan, R. N. ; Kaw, P. K. (1981) Stabilizing effect of finite-gyroradius beam particles on the tilting mode of spheromaks Physical Review Letters, 47 (8). pp. 575-578. ISSN 0031-9007

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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v47/i8/p575_1

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.575

Abstract

The equilibrium shape of a low-pressure spheromak plasma with a small component of toroidal current carried by finite-gyroradius particles is computed. The stabilizing influence of this current on the tilting mode is determined by employing an energy principle that includes gyroscopic and finite-gyroradius effects.

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