Abstract
An analysis of velocity shear stabilization of centrifugally confined plasma was performed. For this purpose a magnetized centrifugally confined plasma was subjected to a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability test. It was shown using numerical simulation that a centrifugally confined plasma in a mirror-type configuration is stable to the flutes. It was found that the system was rendered laminar by strong velocity shear.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 235002 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2350021-2350024 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| State | Published - Dec 3 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy