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Stability of the Drift-Cyclotron Loss-Cone and Double-Humped Modes in Multispecies Plasmas

Igor A. KOTELNIKOV^1,2), Ivan S. CHERNOSHTANOV^1,2) and Vadim V. PRIKHODKO¹⁾

1)

Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

2)

Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

(Received 28 August 2018 / Accepted 9 November 2018 / Published 24 January 2019)

Abstract

Stability of the flute-like electrostatic Drift-Cyclotron Loss-Cone and Double-Humped modes in a mirror trap is critically revisited. The isotopic effect is taken into account as well as the anisotropy of warm ions used to stabilise these modes.

Copyright (c) 2019 The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research

Keywords

mirror trap, microinstability, drift-cyclotron loss-cone mode, double-humped mode, nuclear fusion

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.14.2403001

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