Rotationally driven drift modes in the tandem mirror

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · IFS Newsl.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5398898

Horton, W; Liu, J

Previous studies of the drift modes in axisymmetric model of the tandem mirror focused on the axial eigenvalue problem with density and temperature gradients driving instability and the angular rotation only accounting for the Doppler shift of the wave frequency to the laboratory frame. The angular rotation Omega of the plasma, however, introduces inertial forces not present in the static plasma. Both the coriolis force and the centrifugal force act preferentially on the ions producing charge separation that changes the low frequency dynamics of the plasma. This paper discussed the effects of these inertial forces on the stability and transport from drift modes in the tandem mirror.

• OSTI ID: 5398898
• Journal Information: IFS Newsl.; (United States), Journal Name: IFS Newsl.; (United States) Vol. 3:1; ISSN IFSNE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700107* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
COUPLING
DISPERSION RELATIONS
DRIFT INSTABILITY
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MOTION
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
RADIATION TRANSPORT
ROTATION
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES