Abstract
It is shown that wave eigenmode fields can provide rf stabilization of the interchange instability. The excitation level of an m=+1 fast magnetosonic wave is controlled by tailoring of the k? spectrum of an axial ion-cyclotron radio-frequency antenna array in the Phaedrus-B tandem mirror system. When the k? spectrum is chosen to excite the wave strongly, density-fluctuation levels in the plasma are greatly reduced.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 206-209 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy