Onset and saturation of the kink instability in a current-carrying line-tied plasma.
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An internal kink instability is observed to grow and saturate in a line-tied screw pinch plasma. Detailed measurements show that an ideal, line-tied kink mode begins growing when the safety factor q = (4pi2r2B(z))/(mu0I(p)(r)L) drops below 1 inside the plasma; the saturated state corresponds to a rotating helical equilibrium. In addition to the ideal mode, reconnection events are observed to periodically flatten the current profile and change the magnetic topology.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 96 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006