National Spherical Torus Experiment

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fusion experiment magnetic confinement fusion device spherical tokamak

The National Spherical Torus Experiment is a major fusion energy research device that studies plasma confinement in a compact, spherical tokamak configuration.

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Surface form	Occurrences
National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade	1
National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade device	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fusion experiment ⓘ magnetic confinement fusion device ⓘ spherical tokamak ⓘ
affiliatedWith	United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	advance understanding of spherical tokamak physics ⓘ support development of future fusion reactors ⓘ
commissioned	1999 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	compact aspect ratio ⓘ high-beta operation ⓘ
fundedBy	United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	NSTX NERFINISHED ⓘ NSTX-U NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAspectRatio	low aspect ratio ⓘ
hasComponent	divertor ⓘ neutral beam injectors ⓘ poloidal field coils ⓘ radio-frequency heating systems ⓘ toroidal field coils ⓘ vacuum vessel ⓘ
hasConfiguration	spherical tokamak ⓘ
hasDeviceType	tokamak ⓘ
hasMagneticConfinementGeometry	toroidal ⓘ
hasMajorUpgrade	National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasShape	spherical tokamak-like ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://nstx.pppl.gov/ ⓘ
locatedInCity	Plainsboro Township NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInFacility	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInState	New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryResearchField	fusion energy ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ
relatedTo	Alcator C-Mod NERFINISHED ⓘ DIII-D tokamak NERFINISHED ⓘ ITER NERFINISHED ⓘ Joint European Torus NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchFocus	edge plasma physics ⓘ non-inductive current drive ⓘ plasma heating ⓘ plasma stability control ⓘ
startDate	1999 ⓘ
studies	magnetohydrodynamic stability ⓘ plasma confinement ⓘ transport in high-beta plasmas ⓘ
upgradeCompleted	2015 ⓘ
usesConfinementMethod	magnetic confinement ⓘ
usesFuelType	deuterium plasma ⓘ
usesTechnology	superconducting magnets (in upgrade configuration) ⓘ

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory → hasFacility → National Spherical Torus Experiment ⓘ

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