Stabilization of an axisymmetric tandem mirror cell by a hot plasma component
1984; AIP Publishing; Volume: 27; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1063/1.864574
ISSN2163-4998
AutoresH. L. Berk, M. N. Rosenbluth, H. Vernon Wong, Thomas M. Antonsen,
Tópico(s)Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
ResumoA hot plasma component formalism is used for a symmetric tandem mirror cell to relate the precessional mode, well known from Astron experiments, to more standard magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes. The l=1 mode can be stabilized by conducting walls, while the higher l modes can be stabilized by finite Larmor radius. Such a configuration is free of remnant dissipative instabilities because all perturbations are positive energy excitations when stability is achieved. OFF
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