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Several optimization strategies have been developed and/or are being studied.
Several optimization strategies have been developed and/or are being studied.
<ref>[[doi:10.1063/1.2177643|H.E. Mynick, ''Transport optimization in stellarators'', Phys. Plasmas '''13''' (2006) 058102]]</ref>
<ref>H.E. Mynick, ''Transport optimization in stellarators'', [[doi:10.1063/1.2177643|Phys. Plasmas '''13''' (2006) 058102]]</ref>
* Optimization of [[Neoclassical transport]].<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/35/8/001|H. Wobig, ''The theoretical basis of a drift-optimized stellarator reactor'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''35''' (1993) 903]]</ref> See [[omnigeneity]] and [[quasisymmetry]].
* Optimization of [[Neoclassical transport]].<ref>H. Wobig, ''The theoretical basis of a drift-optimized stellarator reactor'', [[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/35/8/001|Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''35''' (1993) 903]]</ref> See [[omnigeneity]] and [[quasisymmetry]].
* Optimization of [[Anomalous transport]].<ref>[[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095004|H.E. Mynick, N. Pomphrey, and P. Xanthopoulos, ''Optimizing Stellarators for Turbulent Transport'', Phys. Rev. Lett. '''105''' (2010) 095004]]</ref>
* Optimization of [[Anomalous transport]].<ref>H.E. Mynick, N. Pomphrey, and P. Xanthopoulos, ''Optimizing Stellarators for Turbulent Transport'', [[doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095004|Phys. Rev. Lett. '''105''' (2010) 095004]]</ref>
* Combined numerical approaches.<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/55/1/014003|F. Castejón, A. Gómez-Iglesias, M.A. Vega-Rodríguez, J.A. Jiménez, J.L. Velasco and J.A. Romero, ''Stellarator optimization under several criteria using metaheuristics'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''55''' (2013) 014003]]</ref>


== Optimized stellarators ==
== Optimized stellarators ==


* [[W7-X]] - Neoclassical optimization; under construction
* [[W7-X]] - Neoclassical optimization; operational
* [http://www.hsx.wisc.edu/ HSX] - Quasihelical symmetry; operational
* [http://www.hsx.wisc.edu/ HSX] - Quasihelical symmetry; operational
* [http://web.utk.edu/~qps/ QPS] - Quasipoloidal symmetry; under construction
* [http://web.utk.edu/~qps/ QPS] - Quasipoloidal symmetry; cancelled
* [http://ncsx.pppl.gov/ NCSX] - Quasi-axisymmetry; cancelled
* [http://ncsx.pppl.gov/ NCSX] - Quasi-axisymmetry; cancelled
Also see: [http://web.ornl.gov/sci/fed/stelnews/pdf/PoP_proposal.pdf US Stellarator proof-of-principle program]


== References ==
== References ==
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