Analytical theory of the shear Alfvén continuum in the presence of a magnetic island
- Departments of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)
The effect of a magnetic island chain on the shear Alfvén continuum is calculated analytically. Using a WKB approximation of the linearized ideal MHD equations, the island is shown to cause an upshift in the continuum accumulation point frequency. This minimum of the frequency spectrum is shifted from the rational surface to the island separatrix. The structure of the eigenmodes is also presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 22408325
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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