Optimization of energy confinement in the \(1/\nu \) regime for stellarators. (English) Zbl 1159.82322
For certain conditions the stellarator magnetic field can be originally obtained in the real space coordinates and there is no necessity in its transformation to magnetic coordinates. A procedure working in real space coordinates is presented for maximizing the plasma energy content, based on reducing the most unfavorable \(1/\nu\) neoclassical transport. Preliminary results for the heliac-type stellarator TJ-II are presented showing a configuration with almost twice the stored energy of the standard TJ-II configuration.
Reviewer: Iván Abonyi (Budapest)
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| 82D10 | Statistical mechanics of plasmas |
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