Internal kink modes in a noncircular high-. beta. plasma

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5601594

Krymskii, A M

The effects of a small ellipticity and a small triangularity of the tokamak cross section on the stability of internal kink modes with m> or =1 are studied. These effects result from the toroidal nature of the magnetic field and the finite value of the plasma pressure. If the deviations from a circular cross section are chosen appropriately, the inner kink modes with m> or =1 are stable at a high pressure and with a low gradient of the longitudinal current density.

• Research Organization: Rostov State University
• OSTI ID: 5601594
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 7:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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