Class of Model Stellarator Fields with Enhanced Confinement

H. E. Mynick; T. K. Chu; A. H. Boozer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.322

Class of Model Stellarator Fields with Enhanced Confinement

H. E. Mynick, T. K. Chu, and A. H. Boozer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 322 – Published 1 February 1982

Abstract

A class of model stellarator fields has been found in which the transport is reduced by an order of magnitude from transport in conventional stellarators, by localizing the helical ripple to the inside of the torus. The reduction is observed in numerical experiments, and explained theoretically. Realizations of this class are achievable with use of modular coils.

Received 6 July 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.322

Authors & Affiliations

H. E. Mynick^*, T. K. Chu, and A. H. Boozer

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

^*Present address: Torsatron/Stellarator Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. 53706.