RESISTIVE Z-PINCH STABILITY THEORY

被引:17
作者
CULVERWELL, ID
COPPINS, M
机构
[1] Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1990年 / 2卷 / 01期
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10.1063/1.859524
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The linear time evolution of axisymmetric perturbations in a time-dependent Z-pinch equilibrium is studied using a one-dimensional linearized initial value code. A critical Lundquist number of the order of 50-100 is found, below which the pinch is stable. This result may account for the enhanced stability of recent deuterium fiber pinch experiments. © 1989 American Institute of Physics.
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