Formation, spin-up, and stability of field-reversed configurations

Omelchenko, Yuri A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023105

Title: Formation, spin-up, and stability of field-reversed configurations

Journal Article · Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023105· OSTI ID:1209385

Omelchenko, Yuri A. ^[1]

Trinium Research, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)

Formation, spontaneous spin-up and stability of theta-pinch formed field-reversed configurations are studied self-consistently in three dimensions with a multiscale hybrid model that treats all plasma ions as full-orbit collisional macro-particles and the electrons as a massless quasineutral fluid. The end-to-end hybrid simulations for the first time reveal poloidal profiles of implosion-driven fast toroidal plasma rotation and demonstrate three well-known discharge regimes as a function of experimental parameters: the decaying stable configuration, the tilt unstable configuration and the nonlinear evolution of a fast growing tearing mode.

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Research Organization:: Trinum Research, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012345

OSTI ID:: 1209385

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1212494

Journal Information:: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 2; ISSN 1539-3755

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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