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Destabilization of drift-universal eigenmodes by toroidal effects

K.W. Hesketh

Nuclear Fusion · 1980 · 20 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

An eigenvalue equation representing the drift-universal instability in toroidal geometry is investigated numerically. It is demonstrated that the form of passing electron Landau resonance appropriate to toroidal geometry can destabilize the slab drift wave.

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