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Design of a helical-axis stellarator

Shoichi Yoshikawa

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A simple coil system is found to be sufficient for providing a helical-axis stellarator configuration with a deep vacuum magnetic well and short connection length. A system similar to the one reported here may provide good confinement for thermonuclear plasmas.

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A simple coil system is found to be sufficient for providing a helical-axis stellarator configuration with a deep vacuum magnetic well and short connection length. A system similar to the one reported here may provide good confinement for thermonuclear plasmas.

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A simple coil system is found to be sufficient for providing a helical-axis stellarator configuration with a deep vacuum magnetic well and short connection length. A system similar to the one reported here may provide good confinement for thermonuclear plasmas.

Key concepts: Stellarator, Thermonuclear fusion, Plasma confinement, Plasma, Magnetic confinement fusion, Physics, Electromagnetic coil, Large Helical Device

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