Rigid ballooning modes in tandem mirrors

Stability of tandem mirrors to rigid‐displacement ballooning modes is studied using vacuum field geometry. Results show substantial improvement in values of beta over those predicted by ‘‘infinite‐m’’ theory. Previous work has shown that kinetic effects stabilize these latter short‐wavelength modes,...

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Published in:The Physics of fluids (1958) 1983-02, Vol.26 (2), p.351-353
Main Authors: Kaiser, Thomas B., Nevins, William McCay, Pearlstein, L. Donald
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Stability of tandem mirrors to rigid‐displacement ballooning modes is studied using vacuum field geometry. Results show substantial improvement in values of beta over those predicted by ‘‘infinite‐m’’ theory. Previous work has shown that kinetic effects stabilize these latter short‐wavelength modes, suggesting that only the rigid mode survives.
ISSN:0031-9171
2163-4998
DOI:10.1063/1.864170