Improved magnetohydrodynamic stability through optimization of higher order moments in cross-section shape of tokamaks

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1113-1116

  Turnbull, A D ^c   Lin Liu, Y R ^c   Miller, R L ^a,c   Taylor, T S ^c   Todd, T N ^b,c  

^a Archimedes Technology Group   (United States)

^b CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HIGHER ORDER MOMENTS; IDEAL KINK MODES; IDEAL MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC BALLOONING;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0032620382     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873380     Document Type: Article

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