Development of a robust quasi-poloidal compact stellarator

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-26

  Strickler, Dennis J ^a   Hirshman, Steven P ^a   Spong, Donald A ^a   Cole, Michael J ^a   Lyon, James F ^a   Nelson, Bradley E ^a   Williamson, David E ^a   Ware, Andrew S ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compact stellarator; Stellarator design; Stellarator optimization

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC COILS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMAS; VACUUM;

COIL CONFIGURATION; MAGNETIC COIL SYSTEMS; QUASI POLOIDAL COMPACT STELLARATOR; STELLARATOR DESIGN;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0842300464     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST04-A421     Document Type: Article

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