Princeton Stellarator
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The Princeton Stellarator is an early experimental fusion device that pioneered the stellarator concept for confining hot plasma with twisted magnetic fields in the quest for controlled nuclear fusion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetic confinement fusion device
ⓘ
stellarator ⓘ |
| affiliation | Project Matterhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confinementMethod | magnetic confinement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Lyman Spitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War fusion research ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear fusion research
ⓘ
plasma physics ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | achieve conditions relevant to thermonuclear fusion ⓘ |
| heritage | historical fusion experiment at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Princeton Large Torus
NERFINISHED
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later stellarator designs ⓘ subsequent magnetic confinement fusion programs in the United States ⓘ |
| location | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magneticConfiguration | stellarator configuration ⓘ |
| magneticFieldType | twisted magnetic fields ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early experimental demonstration of stellarator confinement
ⓘ
pioneering the stellarator concept ⓘ |
| operator |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
investigate plasma confinement
ⓘ
study controlled thermonuclear fusion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
magnetic mirror
ⓘ
tokamak ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
energy confinement in stellarator geometry
ⓘ
stability of magnetically confined plasma ⓘ |
| researchMethod | experimental plasma physics ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
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