1972•Journal of the Physical Society of JapanRequires access

Magnetohydrodynamic and Tearing Instabilities in a Tokamak

Tsuneo Amano, Masahiro Wakatani, Masami Watanabe

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The stability of a current-carrying plasma in a strong longitudinal magnetic field, such as in Tokamak type devices, against the MHD and tearing instability is investigated. The growth rates of the MHD instability are computed numerically as eigen-values of the equation of motion, for several current distributions. The influence of the position of the conducting shell on the stability is also investigated.

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Key concepts: Magnetohydrodynamic drive, Tokamak, Tearing, Magnetohydrodynamics, Instability, Physics, Plasma, Mechanics