Turbulent Steady-State Configuration of an Inductively Driven Reversed Field Pinch Plasma

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.3148· OSTI ID:662293

Chu, T K ^[1]

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1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)

An inductively driven reversed field pinch plasma has a time-averaged steady-state magnetic configuration. The configuration, which is force-free, corresponds to a state of minimum rate of dissipation of magnetic energy for a prescribed rate of dissipation of magnetic helicity. The ratio of the two dissipation rates equals the ratio of the sustaining Poynting flux to magnetic helicity flux at the boundary. The turbulence arises because it is not possible to maintain a stationary Poynting flux. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 662293
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 81, Issue 15; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
TURBULENCE
REVERSE-FIELD PINCH
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
HELICITY
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION