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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
T. Morisaki, M. Shoji, S. Masuzaki, S. Sakakibara, H. Yamada, A. Komori, LHD Experiment Group
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 58 | Number 1 | July-August 2010 | Pages 465-470
Chapter 8. Diagnostics | Special Issue on Large Helical Device (LHD) | doi.org/10.13182/FST10-A10832
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Magnetic flux surface measurements have been carried out in the Large Helical Device (LHD) in the standard magnetic field configuration with toroidal magnetic field strength up to 2.75 T. An electron beam launched with a small electron gun moving across the flux surfaces was detected with a fluorescent screen or a probe array. Nested surfaces could clearly be visualized with both methods. Even the stochastic region was detected. In the experiment, unfavorable m/n = 1/1 and 2/1 magnetic islands were discovered near the last closed flux surface, where m and n are poloidal and toroidal mode numbers, respectively. There is a possibility that the source of the error field, in the low magnetic field of 0.0875 T, is terrestrial magnetism. On the other hand, in the standard magnetic field of 2.75 T, the main source of the error field is thought to be ferromagnetic materials near the torus of LHD. Fortunately, it was demonstrated that such magnetic islands can be reduced or eliminated by applying a correction field with some perturbation coils.