ASDEX Upgrade
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ASDEX Upgrade is a major German tokamak fusion experiment focused on studying magnetically confined plasmas and advancing the development of fusion energy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetic confinement fusion experiment
ⓘ
tokamak ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment Upgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentDriveMethod |
electron cyclotron current drive
ⓘ
neutral beam current drive ⓘ |
| divertorType | pumped divertor ⓘ |
| firstWallMaterial | tungsten ⓘ |
| fundingCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeviceType | divertor tokamak ⓘ |
| hasDivertor | true ⓘ |
| heatingMethod |
electron cyclotron resonance heating
ⓘ
ion cyclotron resonance heating ⓘ neutral beam injection ⓘ |
| influencedProject |
DEMO fusion power plant studies
ⓘ
ITER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Garching, Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magneticConfinementType | toroidal ⓘ |
| majorGoal |
development of fusion power plant concepts
ⓘ
study of magnetically confined plasmas ⓘ support for ITER design and operation ⓘ |
| majorRadius | ~1.65 m ⓘ |
| minorRadius | ~0.5 m ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced divertor configurations
ⓘ
full-tungsten wall ⓘ shaped plasma cross-section ⓘ |
| operator | Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plasmaFacingMaterial | tungsten ⓘ |
| plasmaShape | axisymmetric ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | ~14 m^3 ⓘ |
| predecessor | ASDEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | German ⓘ |
| researchField |
fusion energy
ⓘ
magnetic confinement fusion ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1991 ⓘ |
| supportsExperiment |
H-mode confinement studies
ⓘ
divertor and exhaust physics ⓘ edge localized mode (ELM) control ⓘ plasma edge and pedestal physics ⓘ plasma-wall interaction studies ⓘ scenario development for ITER ⓘ |
| typicalPlasmaCurrent | ~1 MA ⓘ |
| typicalToroidalField | ~3 T ⓘ |
| usesMagneticField |
poloidal field
ⓘ
toroidal field ⓘ |
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