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[[File:TJ-IU.JPG|200px|thumb|right|The TJ-IU Torsatron]]
[[File:TJ-IU.JPG|300px|thumb|right|The TJ-IU Torsatron]]


In the torsatron TJ-IU, a single coil generates the helicoidal magnetic field (''l''=1).  
In the torsatron TJ-IU, a single coil generates the helicoidal magnetic field (''l''=1).  
The number of turns of the coil around the vacuum chamber is ''m''=6.
The number of turns of the coil around the vacuum chamber is ''m''=6.
The vertical field is generated by a set of vertical field coils.
The vertical field is generated by a set of vertical field coils.
[[File:Camera_TJ-IU.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The making of the TJ-IU vacuum vessel]]


The device was entirely built in Spain and taken into operation in 1994.
The device was entirely built in Spain and taken into operation in 1994.