Kink stability of a field-reversed ion layer in a background plasma

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865550· OSTI ID:5641800

Ishida, A; Sudan, R N; Rosenbluth, M N; Engquist, M G

By means of the two-fluid energy principle, the kink stability boundary of a field-reversed ion layer of arbitrary thickness immersed in a dense low-temperature background plasma is investigated theoretically. This system is found to have a stability window against kinks. The dependence of the kink stability regime on the equilibrium properties of the system is also shown. In the thin layer limit, a comparison is made between the previous theories and the present theory.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-21, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5641800
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Vol. 29:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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