SUNIST (or Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak) is a small
spherical tokamak
A spherical tokamak is a type of fusion power device based on the tokamak principle. It is notable for its very narrow profile, or '' aspect ratio''. A traditional tokamak has a toroidal confinement area that gives it an overall shape similar to ...
in the Department of Engineering Physics of
Tsinghua University
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The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...
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Beijing
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, China.
The main parameters of SUNIST
Current research activities
Alfven wave current drive experiments in spherical tokamak plasmas
Alfven wave can generate toroidal plasma current without density limits. This is very favourable for spherical tokamak plasmas, which have very high dielectric constants that makes LHCD or ECCD very hard.
References
A Research Program of Spherical Tokamak in ChinaInitial Plasma Startup Test on SUNIST Spherical Tokamak
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