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Compact torsatron with improved alpha-particle confinement

Wilfred Anthony Cooper
2003
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The compact conventional six-period torsatron L-V with an aspect ratio of A = 3 has been considered as a starting point for further computational optimization of the collisionless confinement of the guiding center orbits of fusion a particles. The configurations obtained possess improved neoclassical transport together with an equilibrium beta limit at a level of approximate to 10%. The optimization of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability and the coil design are underway. (C) 2003 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".

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Wilfred Anthony Cooper
2003
Journal Articles

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/48fae188-094a-450e-97c9-7d51e8406175

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