Electrostatic ballooning mode in toroidal plasma

Kimitaka Itoh, Takashi Tuda, Shinji Tokuda, Sanae Inoue Itoh

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Abstract

The electrostatic high-n ballooning mode equation is solved, preserving the radial structures of the electron and ion Z-functions. Two branches of ballooning instability are found. The Pearlstein-Berk mode remains stable in a torus with magnetic shear, while the ballooning mode is always unstable and is especially important for Te/Ti∼O(1). The instabilities are characterized by large growth rates and small real frequencies ω*∼γ>|ω|∼0.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L801-L803
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume20
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1981

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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