Velocity shear stabilization of centrifugally confined plasma.
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A magnetized, centrifugally confined plasma is subjected to a 3D MHD stability test. Ordinarily, the system is expected to be grossly unstable to "flute" interchanges of field lines. Numerical simulation shows though that the system is stable on account of velocity shear. This allows consideration of a magnetically confined plasma for thermonuclear fusion that has a particularly simple coil configuration.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 87 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001