NASA NTRS · 19840007913
Computations of the current profile influence on tearing instability
Abstract
Results of computations of tearing instability of a plasma column in a strong longitudinal magnetic field are presented for different current profiles. The power current profiles j=j sub 0(1-(r/a)(P))(nu) are considered and analyzed for various values of the parameters p and v. The tearing instability of the smoothed two-step profiles is studied. Optimal smoothed two-step profiles are constructed which are stable with respect to all helical largescale perturbations.
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Blekher, P. M., Zuyeva, N. M., Yurchenko, Z. I.. 1983-09-01. Computations of the current profile influence on tearing instability. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19840007913
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