Gyroscopic stabilization of the internal kink mode

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Waelbroeck, FL
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[1] Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas, Austin
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10.1063/1.871760
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
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Toroidal rotation is shown to have a strongly stabilizing effect on the ideal internal kink mode. In the gyroscopically stabilized regime, the internal kink is a neutrally stable discrete ei a finite rotation velocity relative to the plasma at the resonant surface. In the unstable regime, the mode frequency is equal to the plasma rotation frequency at the resonant surface, so that reconnection will prevent nonlinear saturation. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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