Wisconsin torsatron/stellarator program, FY 1989

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6583444

Shohet, J L; Anderson, D T; Anderson, F S.B.; Talmadge, J N

This proposal documents recent activities within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Torsatron/Stellarator Laboratory and presents plans for future research activities for a three year period. Research efforts have focused on fundamental stellarator physics issues through experimental investigations on the Interchangeable Module Stellarator (IMS) and the Proto-Cleo Stellarator. Theoretical activities and studies of new configurations are being undertaken to support and broaden the experimental program. Experimental research at the Torsatron Stellarator Laboratory has been primarily concerned with effects induced through electron-cyclotron resonant frequency plasma production and heating in the IMS device. Plasma electric fields have been shown to play a major role in particle transport and confinement in IMS. ECRF heating at 6 kG has produced electron tail populations in agreement with Monte-Carlo models. Electric and magnetic fields have been shown to alter the particle flows to the IMS modular divertors. 48 refs.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-86ER53216
• OSTI ID: 6583444
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/53216-2; ON: DE89004241
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CONFINEMENT TIME
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DIVERTORS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECR HEATING
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETIC SURFACES
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMA SIMULATION
PROGRESS REPORT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SIMULATION
STELLARATORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TORSATRON STELLARATOR