Hot-plasma decoupling condition for long-wavelength modes
Abstract
The stability of layer modes is analyzed for z-pinch and bumpy cylinder models. These modes are long wavelength across the layer and flute-like along the field line. The stability condition can be expressed in terms of the ratio of hot to core plasma density. It is shown that to achieve conditions close to the Nelson, Lee-Van Dam core beta limit, one needs a considerably smaller hot to core plasma density than is required to achieve stability at zero core beta.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- October 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982hpdc.rept.....B
- Keywords:
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- High Temperature Plasmas;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Pinch Effect;
- Plasma Density;
- Plasma Physics;
- Particle Density (Concentration);
- Plasma Layers;
- Plasma Pinch;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Plasma Physics