Abstract
In the absence of close fitting walls or conducting elements, the spheromak plasma configuration is unstable to at least one global MHD mode (tilting or shifting). Previous theoretical work suggested that line-tying effects could play a role in slowing down these modes. Line-tying was investigated in the Proto S-1/C spheromak device by a direct measurement of the line-tying character of the perturbed current within a passive stabilizer. The ring model of tilting is extended to include line-tying stabilization by taking into account the plasma sheath resistance. Comparison with experimental results show good agreement between predicted and observed growth rates.
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