BALLOONING MODES IN THE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC 2ND STABILITY REGION

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作者
NORDMAN, H [1 ]
JARMEN, A [1 ]
MALINOV, P [1 ]
PERSSON, M [1 ]
机构
[1] CHALMERS UNIV TECHNOL, EURATOM NFR ASSOC, S-41296 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
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10.1063/1.871125
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The ion temperature gradient driven ballooning mode is investigated using two-fluid, gyrofluid, and gyrokinetic descriptions. The linear eigenmode equation is solved numerically in a model equilibrium with shifted circular magnetic surfaces. The localization of the eigenmodes, which persist in the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) second stability region, and the mode structure, are displayed. The role of finite-larmor radius (FLR) and magnetic drift resonance effects on the growth rate are elucidated. Negative magnetic shear is found to have a stabilizing effect on the mode. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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