Sausage instability is a type of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instability that occurs in cylindrical plasma configurations, where plasma filaments or structures become unstable and exhibit oscillations that resemble a 'sausage' shape. This instability is crucial for understanding how magnetic confinement systems behave under certain conditions, as it can lead to the degradation of plasma confinement and affect stability in fusion devices.
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