Rotational stability a long field-reversed configuration

by webmaster | Feb 2014 |  Papers, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Research Library, Stability, Theory, Top Level

February 2014 | D. Barnes | Physics of Plasmas | Paper

Rotationally driven modes of long systems with dominantly axial magnetic field are considered. We apply the incompressible model and order axial wavenumber small. A recently developed gyro-viscous model is incorporated. A one-dimensional equilibrium is assumed, but radial profiles are arbitrary.