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Stability of axisymmetric modes in plasma–vacuum equilibria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

D. LORTZ
Affiliation:
Max-Lanck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Abstract

A stability criterion for axisymmetric modes of ideal MHD equilibria without wall stabilization is derived for linear profiles with vanishing current density at the edge. Using perturbation theory, the critical half-axis ratio of the elliptical cross-section is computed for finite aspect ratio.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
1997 Cambridge University Press

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