EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE PARALLEL VELOCITY SHEAR INSTABILITY

Authors
WILLIG J MERLINO RL DANGELO N
Citation
J. Willig et al., EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF THE PARALLEL VELOCITY SHEAR INSTABILITY, Physics letters. A, 236(3), 1997, pp. 223-226
Citations number
11
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
236
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
223 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1997)236:3<223:EOTPVS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The parallel velocity shear instability (PVSI) is experimentally inves tigated in a double-ended Q machine in which the shear in the ion flow is produced by suitable shaping of the axial magnetic field. Instabil ity fluctuation levels approaching nearly 100% are often observed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.