Controlling the boundary layer in fusion-grade, high-performance, plasma discharges is
essential for the successful development of toroidal magnetic confinement power generating …

In this paper, we review the thermal plasma confinement and transport properties observed
and predicted in low aspect ratio tokamaks, or spherical tokamaks (STs), which can depart …

The JT-60SA project implemented by Japan and Europe is progressing on schedule
towards the first plasma in March 2019. After careful R&D, procurements of the major …

Explores the systems of magnetic confinement of high-temperature plasma with closed and
open magnetic field lines which relate to alternative compact devices of controlled …

The spherical torus or spherical tokamak (ST) is a member of the tokamak family with its
aspect ratio (A= R 0/a) reduced to A∼ 1.5, well below the normal tokamak operating range …

Electron and ion heating characteristics during merging reconnection start-up on the MAST
spherical tokamak have been revealed in detail using a 130 channel yttrium aluminum …

Abstract Research on the National Spherical Torus Experiment, NSTX, targets physics
understanding needed for extrapolation to a steady-state ST Fusion Nuclear Science …

MAST, alongside other spherical Tokamaks (STs), provides new perspectives on Tokamak
physics for ITER and beyond and a platform to explore the potential of the ST as the core of …

Recent measurements of microwave and x-ray emission during edge localized mode (ELM)
activity in tokamak plasmas provide a fresh perspective on ELM physics. It is evident that …

Книга посвящена альтернативным системам удержания плазмы и топливным циклам
для термоядерной энергетики. Рассмотрены системы магнитного удержания …