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[[File:TJ-II Curvature.jpg|800px|thumb|center|TJ-II: Curvature κ<sub>N</sub>]] | [[File:TJ-II Curvature.jpg|800px|thumb|center|TJ-II: Curvature κ<sub>N</sub>]] | ||
Normal [[Magnetic curvature|magnetic curvature]] of the magnetic field, κ<sub>N</sub>. | Normal [[Magnetic curvature|magnetic curvature]] of the magnetic field, κ<sub>N</sub>. | ||
Positive values of κ<sub>N</sub> are regions where curvature-driven modes are stable. | Positive values of κ<sub>N</sub> are regions where curvature-driven modes are expected to be stable (note that this figure corresponds to the ''vacuum'' magnetic field -without plasma- so that strictly speaking it is not correct to speak about plasma stability). | ||
[[File:TJ-II Local shear.jpg|800px|thumb|center|TJ-II: Local shear, ''s''<sub>local</sub>]] | [[File:TJ-II Local shear.jpg|800px|thumb|center|TJ-II: Local shear, ''s''<sub>local</sub>]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:24, 12 October 2009
The complexity of the TJ-II magnetic field is patent from the following examples, in which a magnetic field property is mapped onto the last closed flux surface (configuration 100_44_64). The influence of the toroidal field coils is clearly visible (there are 32 toroidal field coils, leading to the striped pattern), as well as that of the circular/helical coils (continuous red stripe in the toroidal direction in the first two figures below).
Absolute value of the magnetic field, |B| (T).
Normal magnetic curvature of the magnetic field, κN. Positive values of κN are regions where curvature-driven modes are expected to be stable (note that this figure corresponds to the vacuum magnetic field -without plasma- so that strictly speaking it is not correct to speak about plasma stability).
Local shear of the magnetic field. TJ-II is a low-shear device, meaning the global shear is small; however, the value of the local shear can be quite large.