Journal of Fusion Energy

, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp 175–182 | Cite as

Summary of US–Japan Exchange 2004: New Directions and Physics for Compact Toroids

  • T. Intrator
  • M. Nagata
  • A. Hoffman
  • H. Guo
  • L. Steinhauer
  • D. Ryutov
  • R. Miller
  • S. Okada
Article

Abstract

Scientists from research institutions in the United States of America and Japan attended a USA Department of Energy sponsored joint international workshop on the subject of Compact Toroids (CT) in Santa Fe, NM, USA in September 2004. We outline here a summary of the topics that were discussed, some of the implications, and new directions that are likely to follow from this research. Experimental, theoretical and computational results were presented. The experimental devices and concepts, along with the theory and computational models comprise investigations of fundamental plasma physics, fusion science, and approaches to fusion energy that require magnetized plasmas.

Keywords

compact torus fusion energy plasma physics fusion science large beta innovative confinement concept magnetic reconnection flux rope field reversed configuration spheromak reversed field pinch magnetized target fusion spherical tokamak helicity injection kink stability three-dimensional data visualization magnetohydrodynamics relaxation self organization flow angular momentum current drive compact torus power plant jet collimation 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • T. Intrator
    • 1
  • M. Nagata
    • 2
  • A. Hoffman
    • 3
  • H. Guo
    • 3
  • L. Steinhauer
    • 3
  • D. Ryutov
    • 4
  • R. Miller
    • 5
  • S. Okada
    • 6
  1. 1.Los Alamos National LaboratoryUSA
  2. 2.University of HyogoJapan
  3. 3.Redmond Plasma Physics LaboratoryUniversity of WashingtonUSA
  4. 4.Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryUSA
  5. 5.Decysive SystemsUSA
  6. 6.Osaka UniversityJapan

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