Magnetohydrodynamic theory of plasma equilibrium and stability in stellarators: Survey of results
Magnetohydrodynamic theory of plasma equilibrium and stability in stellarators: Survey of results
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仿星器中等离子体平衡和稳定性的磁流体动力学理论:结果综述
DOI:
10.1063/1.864172
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发表时间:
1983
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
V. Shafranov
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作者:
V. Shafranov
The main advantage of a stellarator is its capability of steady‐state operation. It can be exploited as a reactor if stable plasma confinement can be achieved with β∼10%. Therefore, this limiting pressure value is a key factor in stellarator development. This paper contains a survey of current ideas on the magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability properties of stellarators with sufficiently high pressure. Here, any system of nested toroidal magnetic surfaces generated by external currents is considered a stellarator. Systems produced by helical or equivalent windings, including torsatrons and heliotrons, will be called ordinary stellarators, in contrast to those with spatial axes. It is shown that adequate confinement can be achieved.