Abstract
Results are presented of a parametric study of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic stability properties of the spheromak or compact torus configuration. In the absence of a nearby conducting wall the spheromak is always unstable to at least one current-driven mode. With a conducting wall at the surface the spheromak can be unstable to current-driven modes if the current is too peaked i.e. q0
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 629-642 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Nuclear Fusion |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1982 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics