Drift and tearing modes in a sheared cylinder

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865796· OSTI ID:5208503

Cary, J R; Newberger, B S

Drift and tearing modes in a sheared cylindrical collisionless plasma column are studied. A set of differential equations in the radial coordinate is derived with small gyroradius and low-..beta.. expansion. The finite-..beta.. effects include curvature drifts, gradient-B drifts, and the parallel magnetic field perturbation. Algebraic elimination reduces the resulting set of equations to a fourth-order system. Analysis shows that bad curvature does not drive the collisionless modes unstable.

• Research Organization: Department of Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
• OSTI ID: 5208503
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids; (United States) Vol. 29:11; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700108* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Wave Phenomena
COLLISIONLESS PLASMA
CONFIGURATION
COORDINATES
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DISTURBANCES
DRIFT INSTABILITY
EQUATIONS
EXPANSION
INSTABILITY
LOW-BETA PLASMA
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PLASMA
PLASMA EXPANSION
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
SHEAR
TEARING INSTABILITY