Theory for explosive ideal magnetohydrodynamic instabilities in plasmas

H. R. Wilson; S. C. Cowley

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.175006

Theory for explosive ideal magnetohydrodynamic instabilities in plasmas

H. R. Wilson, S. C. Cowley

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Abstract

A nonlinear ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory of explosive flux tube eruptions in a tokamak was developed. The theory predicted that the ballooning instability ejected a flux tube of hot plasma into the colder edge plasma region. The flux tubes confined in tokamaks were found to erupt explosively and similar eruptions occurred in astrophysical plasmas. It was observed that the flux tubes rise explosively, narrow and twist to pass through overlying magnetic field lines without reconnection.

Original language	English
Article number	175006
Pages (from-to)	175006-1-175006-4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.175006
State	Published - Apr 30 2004
Externally published	Yes

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We thank Dr. J. W. Connor for many useful discussions. This work was supported by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Euratom.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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