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Spherical tokamak development in Brazil

Creators

  • 1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Sao Jose dos Campos, SP (Brazil). Lab. Associado de Plasma

Description

The general characteristics of spherical tokamaks, or spherical tori, with a brief view of work in this area already performed or in progress at several institutions worldwide are described. The paper presents also the steps in the development of the ETE (Experiment Tokamak spheric) project, its research program, technical characteristics and operating conditions as of December, 2002 a the Associated Plasma Laboratory (LAP) of the National Space Research Institute (INPE) in Brazil. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from the Nuclear Information Center of the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
17 p.
Report number
INPE--10015-PRE/5573

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
38045736
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PROGRAMMING; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; TFTR TOKAMAK; TOKAMAK DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

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Notes
34 refs., 20 figs., 4 tabs.