Experimental studies of spheromak formation

Studies in the PS‐1 spheromak configuration can be effectively formed by a combined z‐ and θ‐pinch technique on both a fast (τformation≂τAlfvén) and a much slower timescale. The gross tilt and shift instability of the toroid can be suppressed by a combination of conduction walls, shaping the separat...

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Published in:The Physics of fluids (1958) 1983-06, Vol.26 (6), p.1616-1625
Main Authors: Bruhns, H., Chin‐Fatt, C., Chong, Y. P., DeSilva, A. W., Goldenbaum, G. C., Griem, H. R., Hart, G. W., Hess, R. A., Irby, J. H., Shaw, R. S.
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