Abstract
The linear stability of tearing modes in a cylindrical plasma subject to a sub-Alfvénic equilibrium shear flow along the equilibrium magnetic field is considered. The equations in the resistive boundary layer at the rational surface are solved numerically using a Fourier transform combined with a finite-element approach. The behaviour of the growth rate as a function of the flow and the various parameters (including a perpendicular fluid viscosity) is obtained. Marginal stability curves showing the dependence of the familiar matching parameter Δ' with flow and shear are also given.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-161 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Plasma Physics |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
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Wood, A. D., O'Riordan, E., Sweeney, N., & Paris, R. B. (2004). Marginal states of the resistive tearing mode with flow in cylindrical geometry. Journal of Plasma Physics, 70(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377803002514