Globus-M plasma physics research for fusion application and compact neutron source development.

Authors :: V K Gusev
N N Bakharev
B Ya Ber
V V Bulanin
F V Chernyshev
V V Dyachenko
P R Goncharov
E Z Gusakov
A D Iblyaminova
M A Irzak
E G Kaveeva
S A Khitrov
N A Khromov
V A Kornev
G S Kurskiev
A D Melnik
V B Minaev
A B Mineev
M I Mironov
A N Novokhatsky
Source :: Plasma Physics & Controlled Fusion; Jan2016, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p1-1, 1p
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: During the past decade, plasma physics research promoting the physics base of ITER and developing novel concepts such as a compact fusion neutron source has been conducted on the Globus-M spherical tokamak (ST) (R = 36 cm, a = 24 cm, I<subscript>p</subscript> ⩽ 250 kA, B<subscript>T</subscript> ⩽ 0.4 T). Tokamak reconstruction is imminent. The upgraded tokamak Globus-M2 will have the same vacuum chamber and an enhanced magnetic system to provide B<subscript>T</subscript> = 1 T and I<subscript>p</subscript> = 500 kA. In this paper we outline the most important research directions and the main results obtained on Globus-M and make some predictions about the possibilities and parameters of Globus-M2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: PLASMA physics
NUCLEAR fusion
NEUTRON sources
TOKAMAKS
PREDICTION models

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