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The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) is located at the Max Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP) in Garching, Germany. | [[File:Garching Experiment Wendelstein 7-AS.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wendelstein 7-AS]] | ||
The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) is located at the [http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ Max Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)] in Garching, Germany. | |||
<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/50/5/053001|M. Hirsch, J. Baldzuhn, C. Beidler, et al., ''Major results from the stellarator Wendelstein 7-AS'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''50''' (2008) 053001]]</ref> | <ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/50/5/053001|M. Hirsch, J. Baldzuhn, C. Beidler, et al., ''Major results from the stellarator Wendelstein 7-AS'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''50''' (2008) 053001]]</ref> | ||
It has been operated from 1988 to July, 2002; its successor is the [[W7-X]] stellarator. | |||
== Main parameters == | == Main parameters == | ||
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!''Parameter'' !!''Value'' | !''Parameter'' !!''Value'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Major radius, R<sub>0</sub> | |Major radius, R<sub>0</sub> || 2 m | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Minor radius, a | |Minor radius, a || ≤ 0.18 m | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Periodicity || 5 | |Periodicity || 5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Toroidal field, B<sub>T</sub> | |Nr. of coils || 45 | ||
|- | |||
|Plasma volume || 1 m<sup>3</sup> | |||
|- | |||
|Toroidal field, B<sub>T</sub> || ≤ 3 T | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Rotational transform]] || 0.25 ≤ ι(a)/2π ≤ 0.7 | |[[Rotational transform]] || 0.25 ≤ ι(a)/2π ≤ 0.7 | ||
|- | |||
|Heating || 5.6 MW | |||
|- | |||
|Pulse length || 5 s | |||
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Revision as of 19:44, 21 August 2012
The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) is located at the Max Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP) in Garching, Germany. [1] It has been operated from 1988 to July, 2002; its successor is the W7-X stellarator.
Main parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Major radius, R0 | 2 m |
| Minor radius, a | ≤ 0.18 m |
| Periodicity | 5 |
| Nr. of coils | 45 |
| Plasma volume | 1 m3 |
| Toroidal field, BT | ≤ 3 T |
| Rotational transform | 0.25 ≤ ι(a)/2π ≤ 0.7 |
| Heating | 5.6 MW |
| Pulse length | 5 s |