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The Reversed Field Pinch is a [[Toroidal coordinates|toroidally]] symmetric magnetic confinement configuration | The Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) is a [[Toroidal coordinates|toroidally]] symmetric magnetic confinement configuration | ||
(similar to the [[Tokamak|tokamak]]), | (similar to the [[Tokamak|tokamak]]), | ||
characterized by the fact that the poloidal magnetic field (generated by currents in the plasma) | characterized by the fact that the poloidal magnetic field (generated by currents in the plasma) | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 23 August 2012
The Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) is a toroidally symmetric magnetic confinement configuration (similar to the tokamak), characterized by the fact that the poloidal magnetic field (generated by currents in the plasma) is of similar magnitude as the toroidal field (generated by external coils); while the toroidal magnetic field changes sign in the exterior regions of the plasma.
Operational RFPs
- RFX
- Madison Symmetric Torus
- EXTRAP T2R
- TPE-RX