Long wavelength m=1 magnetohydrodynamics of a theta pinch
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 20 (6), 928-935
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.861980
Abstract
The treatment of the magnetohydrodynamic problem of a sharp‐boundary theta pinch plasma column in the presence of perturbing magnetic fields is extended to include long wavelength m=1 motion. The long wavelength m=1 instability, which is a serious problem for fusion devices based on the theta pinch, is explained in a simple way. Plasma equations of motion which are suitable for modeling of complicated experimental situations are given. The high‐beta stellarator is discussed.Keywords
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