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[[File:Garching Experiment Wendelstein 7-AS.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wendelstein 7-AS]] | [[File:Garching Experiment Wendelstein 7-AS.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wendelstein 7-AS]] | ||
The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) | The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) was 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> | The denomination 'advanced' refers to the use of modular (non-planar) coils. | ||
It has been operated from 1988 to July, 2002. <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> | |||
Its successor is the [[W7-X]] stellarator. | |||
== Main parameters == | == Main parameters == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/for/bereiche/e3/projekte/w7as.html | * [http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/for/bereiche/e3/projekte/w7as.html W7-AS page at IPP] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 21 August 2012
The Wendelstein 7-AS (Advanced Stellarator) was located at the Max Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP) in Garching, Germany. The denomination 'advanced' refers to the use of modular (non-planar) coils. It has been operated from 1988 to July, 2002. [1] 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 |