Open-ended magnetic confinement systems for fusion

Conference · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:104779

Post, R F; Ryutov, D D

Magnetic confinement systems that use externally generated magnetic fields can be divided topologically into two classes: ``closed`` and `open``. The tokamak, the stellarator, and the reversed-field-pinch approaches are representatives of the first category, while mirror-based systems and their variants are of the second category. While the recent thrust of magnetic fusion research, with its emphasis on the tokamak, has been concentrated on closed geometry, there are significant reasons for the continued pursuit of research into open-ended systems. The paper discusses these reasons, reviews the history and the present status of open-ended systems, and suggests some future directions for the research.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 104779
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-118659; CONF-9411182-3; ON: DE95016051; TRN: 95:020373
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. international symposium for evaluation of current trends in fusion research, Washington, DC (United States), 14-18 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION
MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
OPEN CONFIGURATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
DESIGN
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES