Abstract
The field line geometry of the Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) can be pictured as follows: Imagine a pure Z pinch with its current surrounded by circular field lines. Next wrap the current around an axis to form a torus, and then stretch it out along the axis to form an oblate torus called the FRC. Given the resemblance to a Z-pinch, it should not be surprising MHD stability analysis predicts unstable modes linked basically to the unfavourable curvature of the confining field. What is surprising are the many experimental studies that do not show the expected modes of instability.
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Siemon, R.E. (1997). Assessment of Field-Reversed-Configuration Stability. In: Panarella, E. (eds) Current Trends in International Fusion Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5867-5_26
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