PPPL-4200 

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<b>Derivatives of the Local Ballooning Growth Rate with Respect to Surface Label, Field Line Label and Ballooning Parameter</b>
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<b>Author:</b> S.R. Hudson
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Abstract:
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Expressions for the derivative of the local ballooning growth rate on surface label, field line label and ballooning-parameter are presented. Such expressions lead to increased computational efficiency for ballooning stability applications. 
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<b>Published in:</b> <a href="http://link.aip.org/link/?php/13/042511" Target="_blank">Physics of Plasmas <b>13</b>, 042511</a> (April 2006) 5 pp
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/" Target="_blank">doi:</a> 10.1063/1.2193537 
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<i>Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics.
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