Comparison of results between the ballooning-modes codes BLOON and BALOON

Ballooning mode equation eigenvalues calculated by two different codes, BLOON (written at General Atomic) and BALOON (written at Oak Ridge National Laboratory) have been compared for a sequence of equilibria having a range of ..beta.. values. The results agree for marginal stability only. Differences away from marginal stability may be due to differences in the coordinate systems used for the analysis in the two codes. Equilibria were generated using the ISLAND code of D. Stevens of New York University. Results of various convergence studies made with the codes are presented together with recommendations for their use.