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On the stability of small-scale ballooning modes in mirror traps
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- It is shown that steepening of the radial plasma pressure profile leads to a decrease in the critical value of beta, above which small-scale balloon-type perturbations in a mirror trap become unstable. This means that small-scale ballooning instability leads to a smoothing of the radial plasma profile. This fact seems to have received little attention in the available publications. The critical beta values for the real magnetic field of the gas-dynamic trap was also calculated. In the best configuration the critical beta 0.72 is obtained for a plasma with a parabolic radial pressure profile.<br />Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables
- Subjects :
- Physics - Plasma Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2011.14555
- Document Type :
- Working Paper