ASYMMETRIC STABLE EQUILIBRIA OF NONNEUTRAL PLASMAS

被引：39

作者：

NOTTE, J

PEURRUNG, AJ

FAJANS, J

CHU, R

WURTELE, JS

机构：

[1] MIT,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139

[2] MIT,CTR PLASMA FUS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1992年 / 69卷 / 21期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3056

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A pure electron plasma, confined within an azimuthally symmetric boundary by a coaxial magnetic field, has an equilibrium shape which is cylindrical. We apply perturbations which break the azimuthal symmetry and deform the plasma into a noncircular shape that is stationary in the laboratory frame. These asymmetric equilibria form a broad new class of stable equilibria. A theoretical model correctly predicts the plasma shapes and explains their stability.

引用

页码：3056 / 3059

页数：4

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