Beta limits for torsatrons

F Bauer; O Betancourt; P Garabedian; J L Shohet

doi:10.1073/pnas.78.1.1

Beta limits for torsatrons

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Jan;78(1):1-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.1.1.

Authors

F Bauer¹, O Betancourt, P Garabedian, J L Shohet

Affiliation

¹ Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York 10012.

Abstract

An ideal magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability code is used to study ballooning modes in torsatrons. The most dangerous modes turn out to be those with low poloidal and toroidal wave numbers. Beta limits for equilibrium and stability are determined for an [unk] = 2 ultimate torsatron with large [unk] = 1 and [unk] = 3 sidebands.