An analytical approach to evaluate magnetic field closure and topological changes in FRC devices.
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Abstract
We describe mathematical methods, one based on analyzing the topology of modified non-linear flux function (MFF),
to evaluate whether odd-parity perturbations affect the local closure of magnetic field lines in FRCs. Using the MFF
methodology, quantitative formulas are derived that provide the shift of the field minimum and the threshold for field-
line opening, a discontinuous change in field topology.
to evaluate whether odd-parity perturbations affect the local closure of magnetic field lines in FRCs. Using the MFF
methodology, quantitative formulas are derived that provide the shift of the field minimum and the threshold for field-
line opening, a discontinuous change in field topology.
*This work was supported, in part, by the Princeton University Program in Plasma Science and Technology and an ARPA-E grant under US DOE Contract Number DE-AC02-09CH11466.
Publication: We have submitted the manuscript to the journal, Physics of Plasma, for publication.
Presenters
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Taosif Ahsan
- Princeton University