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Séminaires généraux

The Plasma Fusion Experiment Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald

par J. Baldzuhn, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik

US/Central
Amphi Pierre Lehmann (LAL)

Amphi Pierre Lehmann

LAL

Description
The fusion experiment Wendelstein W7-X is presently under construction in Greifswald, Germany. The first plasma operation is envisaged for the year 2010. The W7-X device is a stellarator plasma experiment, that will provide the possibility to study a net-current free fusion relevant plasma. Magnetic confinement of the plasma is realised. The magnetic field is produced by 70 superconducting nonplanar coils.

The fundamental idea of nuclear fusion will be introduced. The principles of magnetic fusion will be explained on the example of particle orbits in the particular magnetic field topology of a stellarator. Highlight is on particle transport and particle drifts in a real existing experiment. The basic techniques of plasma heating will be described briefly, as well as concepts for plasma diagnostics, for instance for the measurement of the plasma temperature.