STABILITY OF AXISYMMETRIC FIELD-REVERSED EQUILIBRIA OF ARBITRARY ION GYRORADIUS

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SUDAN, RN [1 ]
ROSENBLUTH, MN [1 ]
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[1] INST ADV STUDY,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
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10.1063/1.862579
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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An energy principle is developed that leads to sufficient conditions for treating the low frequency stability of axisymmetric, field-reversed equilibria, e.g., ion rings, θ pinches, and field reversed mirrors. Particles that carry the azimuthal current are described in the Vlasov formalism allowing for arbitrary gyroradius while the background plasma is approximated by the two-fluid equations. Two special cases, viz., a long, thin P layer and a thin ion ring of large aspect ratio, are examined in detail. © 1979 American Institute of Physics.
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