Kinetic Stability of the Field Reversed Configuration

Belova, E.V. ; Davidson, R.C. ; Ji, H. ; Yamada, and M.

Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

关键词: Numerical Simulation;    70 Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology;    Geometry;    Field-Reversew Configurations;    Kinetics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/807250
RP-ID  :  PPPL-3719
RP-ID  :  AC02-76CH03073
RP-ID  :  807250

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

New computational results are presented which advance the understanding of the stability properties of the Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC). The FRC is an innovative confinement approach that offers a unique fusion reactor potential because of its compact and simple geometry, translation properties, and high plasma beta. One of the most important issues is FRC stability with respect to low-n (toroidal mode number) MHD modes. There is a clear discrepancy between the predictions of standard MHD theory that many modes should be unstable on the MHD time scale, and the observed macroscopic resilience of FRCs in experiments.