Tearing-mode stability of tokamak plasmas with elliptical cross-section
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 21 (5), 511-517
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/21/5/001
Abstract
The effect of the ellipticity of the plasma cross-section on tearing-mode stability is investigated. The induced coupling between modes is shown to be de-stabilizing. The modification of the equilibrium tends, howeyer, to stabilize the tearing modes. The net effect depends on the manner in which the equilibrium is modified as the plasma cross-section shape is changed.Keywords
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