Drift-wave stability in the field-reversed configuration

Aug 2017 | Research Library,  Papers, Equilibrium, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Simulation, Stability, Theory, Turbulence, Waves

August 2017 | C. K. Lau | Physics of Plasmas | Paper

Gyrokinetic simulations of C-2-like field-reversed configuration (FRC) find that electrostatic drift- waves are locally stable in the core. The stabilization mechanisms include finite Larmor radius effects, magnetic well (negative grad-B), and fast electron short circuit effects.