Title: Solution of the eigenvalue equation for flute and drift-ballooning modes in a magnetic quadrupole
Abstract: Trapped particles are shown to make a contribution to the unperturbed flute-mode operator L0 which is not Hermitian. This precludes the existence of a complete orthogonal set of real-valued eigenfunctions of L0. The first-order flute-mode eigenfunction is developed as a Fourier cosine series. Some calculated eigenfunctions and a dispersion curve for a drift-ballooning mode are also presented.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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