The Difference between Mode and Tongue Deformations (VIDEO)
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In the mode deformation (left), the full doughnut-shaped plasma configuration is distorted from its round shape. In contrast to this, the tongue deformation (right) is a distortion in which something similar to a tongue appears in one part of the plasma. Even if the mode deformation occurs, the plasma will not collapse. Conversely, because that which flies away in the tongue deformation may become the trigger that causes the plasma collapse, this is considered to be a dangerous deformation.
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Katsumi Ida
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