Kink oscillation

Kink oscillation

A kink oscillation is a class of MHD instabilities which sometimes develop in a thin plasma column carrying a strong axial current.

If a kink begins to develop in a column the magnetic forces on the inside of the kink become larger than those on the outside, which leads to growth of the perturbation. [ [http://plasmadictionary.llnl.gov/terms.lasso?-MaxRecords=1&-SkipRecords=1&-SortField=Term&-SortOrder=ascending&ABC=K&page=detail Plasma Dictionary] ]

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