MIT/PSFC
Technology & Engineering
Experience and Capabilities
- We have led the US effort as part of an international collaboration that
has fabricated, installed and is now testing the . Display panel
indicates CSMC reached 13
T and 46 kA. Read about ITER CS Model Coil in our PDF
presentation (about 1MB). See the MIT
News Release, a progress report or visit
ITER official web site.
- We are deeply involved in design and construction of the Levitated
Dipole eXperiment (LDX). LDX is a novel experimental device designed
to explore the physics of plasma confinement in a magnetic dipole field.
LDX is a collaboration between Columbia University's Dept. of Applied Physics
and the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center and is funded by the Department
of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy.
- We have gained broad experience by working with outside collaborators
from industry, government laboratories, and other institutions on a variety
of Applied
Magnet Technology research and development projects.
- Software
Development, an essential in-house capability, has lead to a number
of unique codes applicable to our testing and magnet development
projects.
- We have been involved in magnet design and engineering for controlled
fusion energy research for more than twenty years. Most recently, we have
played a major role in magnet system design for two new Advanced
Fusion Devices.
- Additionally, we continue to provide magnet systems engineering and
development support for Alcator,
the MIT/PSFC fusion energy research device.
- Download our recently published papers.
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