| Title of Device | Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) |
|---|---|
| Organization | University of Wisconsin |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin U.S. |
| A. Device concept and components | |
| Concept | Reversed field pinch (RFP) |
| Vacuum vessel: -- Plasma facing material: | Aluminum [1] |
| Divertor/limiter facing material | 10% graphite coverage on wall [1] |
| Working Gas | Hydrogen, Deuterium [1] |
| Boundary configuration: | limiter [1] |
| Toroidal magnetic field (on axis), B (T): | 0.2T - 0.4 T [1] |
| Remarks | Vacuum vessel serves as single-turn toroidal field coil; RFP characterized by weak field |
| B. Plasma geometry | |
| Major radius, R(m): | 1.5 [1] |
| Minor radius, a(m): | 0.5 [1] |
| Plasma volume (m3): | 8 [1] |
| Remarks: | circular plasma |
| C. Plasma parameters (maximum values) | |
| Central ion temperature, Ti (keV): | 0.35 [2] |
| Central electron temperature, Te (keV): | 1.3 [2] |
| Line averaged plasma density, <n> (1020 m-3): | 0.1 [2] |
| Central electron density, n (1020 m-3): | 0.14 [2] |
| Plasma current, I (MA): | 0.2 - 0.5 [2] |
| Discharge pulse duration (s): | 0.07 [2] |
| Plasma beta, <β> (%): | 15 [2] |
| Stored energy, (MJ): | 0.03 [2] |
| Energy confinement time, τE (s): | 0.01 [2] |
| Remarks: | - |
| D. Plasma heating and current drive (device values) | |
| Ohmic heating, (MW): | 1 [2] |
| NBI heating, (MW): | 1 [3] under development |
| RF heating: -IC: (MW): | - |
| RF heating: -EC: (MW): | 0.05 [4] under development |
| RF heating: -LH: (MW): | 0.2 [4] under development |
| E. Reactor relevant plasma performance parameters | |
| Triple fusion product, ( 1020 keV s m-3): | - |
| QDT factor (if available): | 0.001 [2] |
| F. Input information | |
| Date of entry | 23-April-2003 |
| Data was entered by: | Stewart Prager |
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