Neoclassical tearing modes in a tokamak [electronic resource]

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Online Access:	Online Access
Corporate Author:	Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory (Researcher)
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1988.
Subjects:	Closed Plasma Devices. Instability. Differential Equations. Plasma Instability. Equilibrium. Thermonuclear Devices. Plasma Macroinstabilities. Banana Regime. Equations. Mhd Equilibrium. Trapping. Tearing Instability. Pressure Gradients. Tokamak Devices. Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology.

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Abstract:	Linear tearing instability is studied in the banana collisionality regime in tokamak geometry. Neoclassical effects produce significant modifications of Ohm's law and the vorticity equation so that the growth rate of tearing modes driven by ..delta..' is dramatically reduced compared to the usual resistive MHD value. Consequences of this result, regarding the presence of pressure-gradient-driven neoclassical resistive interchange instabilities and the evolution of magnetic islands in the Rutherford regime, are discussed. 10 refs.
Item Description:	Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 08/01/1988. "pppl-2545" "DE88015823" Hahm, T.S.
Physical Description:	Pages: 14 : digital, PDF file.

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