Equilibrium of flowing plasma in tokamak in the frame of Hall magnetohydrodynamics

Authors
Citation
Vi. Ilgisonis, Equilibrium of flowing plasma in tokamak in the frame of Hall magnetohydrodynamics, PLASMA PHYS, 43(9), 2001, pp. 1255-1271
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION
ISSN journal
07413335 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1255 - 1271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(200109)43:9<1255:EOFPIT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The stationary toroidal rotation of a plasma in an axisymmetric magnetic fi eld is studied both analytically and numerically in the frame of Hall magne tohydrodynamics (HMHD). The HMHD analogue of the Grad-Shafranov equation is derived for an axisymmetric magnetic confinement configuration (like a tok amak) in the form admitting the simple transition to the limit of one-fluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). It is shown that HMHD restricts the freedom of stationary plasma parameters more than one-fluid MHD. The stationary solut ions of the certain class are optimized to reach higher values of the ratio beta of the plasma pressure to the magnetic field pressure.