Large Helical Device

Large Helical Device

Infobox Plasma confinement device


name = LHD
device type = Heliotron
major radius = 3.5–4.1 m
minor radius = 0.6 m
magnetic field = 3T
max pressure = ??
max temp = 2.2 keV?
max confinement time = 0.36 s
first plasma = 1998
location = Japan |

The Nihongo|Large Helical Device |大型ヘリカル装置|Ōgata Herikaru Sōchi is a fusion research device in Toki, Gifu, Japan and is the largest superconducting stellarator in the world and employs a heliotron magnetic field originally developed in Japan. The objective of the project is to conduct fusion plasma confinement research in a steady-state in order to elucidate possible solutions to physics and engineering problems in helical plasma reactors. The LHD uses neutral beam injection, ion cyclotron radio frequency (ICRF), and electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) to heat the plasma, much like conventional tokamaks.

External links

* [http://www.lhd.nifs.ac.jp/en/home/lhd.html Official "Large Helical Device" Website]


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