Convection in an asymmetrically sourced Z pinch Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• The convection of a magnetically confined plasma resulting from heat and particle sources is studied. It is assumed that the convection is low-level in that the system stays stable to ideal interchange instabilities. A Z-pinch plasma with asymmetric particle and heat sources is considered. It is found that there is no convection if there are no particle sources, independent of the distribution of the heat sources. Particle sources result in convection which in turn influences heat transport. The central temperature, however, may go up or down in response to this convection, depending on the distribution of the source function.

CU Boulder Authors

• Rey, Ana Maria

publication date

• December 1, 2001

has restriction

• closed

Date in CU Experts

• January 21, 2015 12:40 PM

Full Author List

• Rey AM; Hassam AB

author count

• 2

published in

• Physics of Plasmas  Journal

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 1070-664X

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1089-7674

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1413228

Additional Document Info

start page

• 5151

end page

• 5157

volume

• 8

issue

• 12