Recent Publications

"Simulation studies of field-reversed configurations with rotating magnetic field current drive"
E. V. Belova and R. C. Davidson
Proceedings of the 22th Int. Conf. Geneva, 2008, paper IAEA-IC/P4-3 (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2008)
"New inductive field-reversed configuration formation scheme utilizing a spheromak and solenoid induction"
S. P. Gerhardt, E. V. Belova, M. Yamada, et al.
Physics of Plasmas 15, 032503 (2008)
"Inductive sustainment of oblate FRCs with the assistance of magnetic diffusion, shaping, and finite-Larmor radius stabilization "
S. P. Gerhardt, E. V. Belova, M. Yamada, et al.
Physics of Plasmas 15, 022503 (2008)
"Inductive sustainment of a field-reversed configuration stabilized by shaping, magnetic diffusion, and finite-Larmor radius effects "
S. P. Gerhardt, E. V. Belova, M. Yamada, H. Ji, M. Inomoto et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 245003 (2007)
"Recent advances in the SPIRIT (Self-organized Plasma with Induction, Reconnection, and Injection Techniques) concept "
H. Ji, E. Belova, S. P. Gerhardt, and M. Yamada
J. Fusion Energy 26, 93 (2007)
"Advances in the numerical modeling of field-reversed configurations "
E. V. Belova, R. C. Davidson, H. Ji, M. Yamada
Phys. Plasmas 13, 056115 (2006)
"Numerical study of the formation, ion spin-up and nonlinear stability properties of field-reversed configurations "
E. V. Belova, R. C. Davidson, H. Ji, M. Yamada, C. D. Cothran, M. R. Brown, M. J. Schaffer
Nuclear Fusion 46, 162 (2006)
"Effects of energetic beam ions on stability properties of field reversed configuration "
E. V. Belova, Davidson, R.C., Ji, H., Yamada, M., Gerhardt, S.P.
Proceedings of the 21th Int. Conf. Chengdu, 2006, paper IAEA-TH/P3-16 (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2006)
"Equilibrium and stability studies of oblate field reversed configurations in the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment "
S. P. Gerhardt, E. Belova, M. Inomoto, M. Yamada, H. Ji, Y. Ren, and A. Kuritsyn
Phys. Plasmas 13, 112508 (2006)
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"Kinetic effects on the stability properties of field-reversed configurations: II. Nonlinear evolution",
Belova, E. V., R. C. Davidson, H. Ji, M. Yamada
Phys. Plasmas 11, 2523 (2004)
"Beam ion driven instabilities in the National Spherical Tokamak Experiment",
N. N. Gorelenkov, E. Belova, H. L. Berk, C. Z. Cheng, et al.
Phys. Plasmas 11, 2586 (2004)
"Self-consistent equilibrium model of low aspect-ratio toroidal plasma with energetic beam ions",
E. V. Belova, N. N. Gorelenkov, C. Z. Cheng
Phys. Plasmas 10, 3240 (2003)
"Kinetic effects on the stability properties of field-reversed configurations. I. Linear stability",
E. V. Belova, R. C. Davidson, H. Ji and M. Yamada
Phys. Plasmas 10, 2361 (2003)
"Field-reversed configuration (FRC) equilibium and stability",
D. C. Barnes, E. V. Belova, R. C. Davidson, et al.,
19th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Lyon, 2002, paper TH/4-5.
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"Kinetic stability of the field-reversed configuration",
E. V. Belova, R. C. Davidson, H. Ji and M. Yamada
Proceedings of 29th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Montreux Switzerland, 2002.
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"Nonlinear gyroviscous force in a collisionless plasma",
E. V. Belova
Phys. Plasmas 8, 3936 (2001)
"Numerical study of global stability of oblate field-reversed configurations",
E. V. Belova et al.
Phys. Plasmas 8, 1267 (2001)
"Global stability of the field-reversed configuration",
E. V. Belova et al.
18th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Sorrento, 2000, paper IAEA-CN-77/THP2/02.
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"Numerical study of tilt stability of prolate field-reversed configurations",
E. V. Belova et al.
Phys. Plasmas 7, 4996 (2000)