Toroidal curvature induced screening of external fields by a resistive plasma response

Toroidal curvature induced screening of external fields by a resistive plasma response

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Toroidal curvature induced screening of external fields by a resistive plasma response

Within the single fluid theory for a toroidal, resistive plasma, the favorable average curvature effect [Glasser et al. , Phys. Fluids 18 , 875 (1975)], which is responsible for the strong stabilization of the classical tearing mode at finite pressure, can also introduce a strong screening effect to the externally applied resonant magnetic field. Contrary to conventional understanding, this screening, occurring at slow plasma rotation, is enhanced when decreasing the plasma flow speed. The plasma rotation frequency, below which this screening effect is observed, depends on the plasma pressure and resistivity.

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20/07/2012