Wisconsin Torsatron/Stellarator Program, FY 1987

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7082831

The research of the Torsatron/Stellarator Laboratory during the present contract period has concentrated on several main areas. The confinement in IMS is being investigated under the conditions of an applied vertical magnetic field and with the insertion of a localized limiter. Excellent agreement between a simplified stochastic heating theory and the measured electron cyclotron breakdown and heating phases of the Proto-Cleo torsatron have been achieved. Measurements of the secondary currents and the ability to drive currents using Alfven waves are continuing on the Proto-Cleo stellarator. Theoretical efforts have concentrated on modelling the experimental devices, including 1-D transport modelling, particle-in-cell simulation and divertor field line following codes.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-86ER53216
• OSTI ID: 7082831
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/53216-1; ON: DE87002120
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700103* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Kinetics
ALFVEN WAVES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CONFINEMENT
CURRENT-DRIVE HEATING
ECR HEATING
ELECTRIC HEATING
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES
JOULE HEATING
LIMITERS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA HEATING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESISTANCE HEATING
STELLARATORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TORSATRON STELLARATOR
TRANSPORT THEORY