Stability of the internal kink mode in a high-. beta. tokamak

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6455461

Krymskii, A M; Mikhailovskii, A B

The stability of the internal kink mode in a tokamak with a high-..beta.. plasma is analyzed. It is shown in the small-shear approximation that as the plasma pressure is raised, there is a stabilizing effect analogous to that predicted previously for small-scale flute perturbations.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 6455461
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 4:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
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PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
PLASMA PRESSURE
SHEAR
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INSTABILITY
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