Mathematical model of the Galathea-Belt toroidal magnetic trap (Q337850)

A mathematical model of the equilibrium configuration of plasma, magnetic field and electric field in a toroidal trap is presented where the two ring conductors which carry the current are loaded into the plasma. The mathematical apparatus of the model is presented and the numerical solution of the boundary value problem for Grad-Shafranov equation (a differential equation of elliptic type for the magnetic flux function). The solution method of these problems, together with the numerical properties of the equilibrium configuration are discussed. The differences are indicated in the configurations in the toroidal traps and its analog straightened into a long cylinder. As regards the numerical solutions obtained by an iterative stabilization method a magnetoplasmatic configuration in a torus is determined and a comparative study is presented for similar configurations in a straight cylinder.