IDEAL MERCIER STABILITY FOR THE TJ-II FLEXIBLE HELIAC

被引:18
作者
VARIAS, A
ALEJALDRE, C
FRAGUAS, AL
GARCIA, L
CARRERAS, BA
DOMINGUEZ, N
LYNCH, VE
机构
[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB, OAK RIDGE, TN 37830 USA
[2] UNIV COMPLUTENSE MADRID, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN
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10.1088/0029-5515/30/12/013
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 configuration flexibility provided to the TJ-II Heliac by the helical hard core permits a significant change in the stability properties of the plasma. In this numerical analysis of full three-dimensional equilibria it is found that, by exploiting the flexibility of the machine, the stability beta limit given by the Mercier criterion can be varied almost continuously over values of average beta from zero to more than 6%.
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页码:2597 / 2609
页数:13
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