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Optimization of the MHH stellarator
Author(s) -
Garabedian P. R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
communications on pure and applied mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.12
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1097-0312
pISSN - 0010-3640
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0312(199703)50:3<225::aid-cpa2>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - stellarator , modular design , plasma , electromagnetic coil , physics , ranging , magnetic field , computational physics , mathematics , nuclear engineering , computer science , nuclear physics , engineering , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , operating system
The Modular Helias‐like Heliac is a coil configuration selected two years ago for the U.S. Stellarator Power Plant Study. Since that time the design has been significantly improved by running a collection of three‐dimensional plasma physics codes. An attractive choice seems to be three field periods, aspect ratio six for the plasma, and rotational transform ranging from 1/4 at the magnetic axis down to 1/5 at the separatrix. The torsion of the modular coils is low, and they are spaced well apart from each other and from the plasma. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.