Abstract
A class of exact axisymmetric tokamak equilibria with sheared flows parallel to the magnetic field is constructed, generalizing previous work on the subject (Kuiroukidis 2010 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 52 015002). The additional free parameters associated with new terms in the solution make it possible to construct up–down asymmetric configurations with a divertor X-point and desirable values of confinement figures of merit as the safety factor on the magnetic axis and plasma betas; in particular, we construct a number of ITER-pertinent equilibria. Their stability with respect to linear MHD perturbations is also examined by applying a sufficient condition.
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