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DRIFT INSTABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Class of micro-instabilities due to the plasma diamagnetic drift arising from the spatial density and temperature gradients across a magnetic field. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

They are universal in that they can occur in any confined plasma, regardless of the special geometry of the configuration.

OBS

drift instability; universal instability: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Micro-instabilité causée par la dérive diamagnétique du plasma due à la présence de gradients de densité et de température perpendiculaires au champ magnétique. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Elle est universelle du fait qu'elle peut se manifester dans tout plasma confiné, quelle que soit la forme spécifique de la configuration.

OBS

instabilité de dérive; instabilité universelle : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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