Helical post stellarator. Part 1: Vacuum configuration
Results on a novel type of stellarator configuration, the Helical Post Stellarator (HPS), are presented. This configuration is different significantly from all previously known stellarators due to its unique geometrical characteristics and unique physical properties. Among those are: the magnetic field has only one toroidal period (M = 1), the plasma has an extremely low aspect ratio, A {approx} 1, and the variation of the magnetic field, B, along field lines features a helical ripple on the inside of the torus. Among the main advantages of a HPS for a fusion program are extremely compact, modular, and simple design compatible with significant rotational transform, large plasma volume, and improved particle transport characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI (United States). Center for Plasma Theory and Computation
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 537393
- Report Number(s):
- UW-CPTC--97-15; ON: DE98000439
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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