Stability of field-reversed mirrors

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6619919· OSTI ID:6619919

Morse, E C; Miley, G H

The stability of the field-reversed mirror configuration to acoustic modes in the low-frequency regime is analyzed. While previous work has been done using field-reversed configurations in the geometrical limit of infinite length, or zero plasma width, the attempt here is to analyze an equilibrium that has order unity aspect ratio. Further, while previous efforts have concentrated on fluid equilibrium or a specific distribution function, the approach here is to develop a formalism that can be used for an arbitrary distribution that is a function of the constants of motion.

• Research Organization: Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Fusion Studies Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-2218
• OSTI ID: 6619919
• Report Number(s): COO-2218-108; TRN: 78-020240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
FIELD-REVERSED MIRROR REACTORS
STABILITY
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
MAGNETIC FIELD REVERSAL
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
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