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Toroidal plasma equilibrium with arbitrary current distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

M. Y. Kucinski ,
I. L. Caldas ,
L. H. A. Monteiro  and
V. Okano
M. Y. Kucinski
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, O.P. 20.516, 01498 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
I. L. Caldas
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, O.P. 20.516, 01498 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
L. H. A. Monteiro
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, O.P. 20.516, 01498 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
V. Okano
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, O.P. 20.516, 01498 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Abstract

A new System of co-ordinates is found and a method developed to determine the toroidal equilibrium of plasmas with arbitrary current distribution and plasma cross-section. The method depends on knowledge of the equilibrium of a straight plasma column of similar cross-section and similar current distribution. A large aspect ratio is assumed. By successive approximations, better solutions can be obtained. An explicit formula is presented for the poloidal flux of a nearly circular plasma. This can be written in terms of a function related to the asymmetry of the poloidal field due to toroidality. The method works provided that there is only one magnetic axis.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , October 1990 , pp. 303 - 311
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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