The Madison Symmetric Torus
R. N. Dexter, D. W. Kerst, T. W. Lovell, S. C. Prager, and J.
C. Sprott
University of Wisconsin, Department
of Physics
1150 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Received November 13, 1989
Accepted for Publication April 26, 1990
ABSTRACT
The Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) is the newest and largest reversed-field
pinch (RFP) currently in operation. It incorporates a number of design
features that set it apart from other pinches, including the use of the
conducting shell as both a vacuum vessel and single-turn toroidal field
coil. Specially insulated voltage gaps are exposed to the plasma. Magnetic
field errors at the gaps as well as at the various diagnostic and pumping
ports are minimized through a variety of techniques. The physics goals
of MST include study of the effect of large size on confinement and the
detailed investigation of RFP turbulence, dynamo, and transport. Details
of the design and initial operation of the device are presented.
Ref: R. N. Dexter, D. W. Kerst, T. W. Lovell, S. C. Prager, and J.
C. Sprott, Fusion Technology 19, 131-139 (1991)
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