Performance Characterization of the Caltech Compact Torus Injector

Authors

P. K. Loewenhardt
Michael R. Brown, Swarthmore CollegeFollow
J. Yee
P. M. Bellan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-1995

Published In

Review Of Scientific Instruments

Abstract

A device is described which is designed to refuel tokamaks of major radius [approximately-equal-to]1 m and magnetic field [approximately-equal-to]1 T by the injection of a compact torus. The injector utilizes an acceleration stage which adds kinetic energy to the compact torus so that it can penetrate the tokamak magnetic field. The performance of the device was found to be optimized in an unexpected parameter regime. It is theorized that in this regime the accelerator takes part in the formation of the CT. A performance threshold with respect to accelerator current will be presented and methods of impurity reduction will be detailed.

Comments

This work is freely available courtesy of the American Institute of Physics.

Recommended Citation

P. K. Loewenhardt et al. (1995). "Performance Characterization of the Caltech Compact Torus Injector". Review Of Scientific Instruments. Volume 66, Issue 2. 1050-1055. DOI: 10.1063/1.1146044
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-physics/230