The Plasma Fusion Experiment Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald
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J. Baldzuhn, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
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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.