Title :
Review of the research on heliotrons
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Lab., Kyoto Univ., Japan
fDate :
8/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A brief history of the heliotron, one of the promising candidates for a commercial fusion reactor, is given. The heliotron device can be operated in steady state, since it has a stable magnetic field with high rotational transform and high shear and without ohmic current in the plasma. The results of experimental and theoretical studies on heliotron devices are reported, and future prospects are given
Keywords :
fusion reactor theory and design; plasma devices; fusion reactor; heliotrons; history; ohmic current; plasma; rotational transform; shear; stable magnetic field; steady state; Coils; Fusion reactors; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic separation; Plasma confinement; Plasma devices; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
