3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Macroscopic Stability of a Rapidly Rotating Theta Pinch
Richard Fitzpatrick
The macroscopic ideal-MHD stability of an axisymmetric mirror device with sonic levels of plasma rotation is analyzed by approximating the plasma equilibrium as a rotating theta pi…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Equilibrium of a Rapidly Rotating Axisymmetric Magnetic Mirror Machine
Richard Fitzpatrick
A recent paper [Hazeltine, et al., Phys. Plasmas 33, 072501 (2026)] has questioned whether the standard result, (ultimately) due to Ferraro, that the plasma angular velocity is app…
physics.plasm-ph2019
Analytic Theory of Edge Localized Mode Suppression by Static Resonant Magnetic Perturbations in H-mode Tokamak Discharges
Richard Fitzpatrick
An analytic theory of edge localized mode (ELM) suppression in an H-mode tokamak plasma via the application of a static, externally generated, resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP)…