Overview of the SPARC tokamak
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2020

The SPARC tokamak is a critical next step towards commercial fusion energy. SPARC is designed as a high-field (B-0 = 12.2 T), compact (R-0 = 1.85 m, a = 0.57 m), superconducting, D-T tokamak with the goal of producing fusion gain Q > 2 from a magnetically confined fusion plasma for the first time. Currently under design, SPARC will continue the high-field path of the Alcator series of tokamaks, utilizing new magnets based on rare earth barium copper oxide high-temperature superconductors to achieve high performance in a compact device. The goal of Q > 2 is achievable with conservative physics assumptions (H-98,H- y2 = 0.7) and, with the nominal assumption of H-98,H- y2 = 1, SPARC is projected to attain Q approximate to 11 and P-fusion approximate to 140 MW. SPARC will therefore constitute a unique platform for burning plasma physics research with high density (< n(e)> approximate to 3 x 10(20) m(-3)), high temperature (< Te > approximate to 7 keV) and high power density (P-fusion/V-plasma approximate to 7 MWm(-3)) relevant to fusion power plants. SPARC's place in the path to commercial fusion energy, its parameters and the current status of SPARC design work are presented. This work also describes the basis for global performance projections and summarizes some of the physics analysis that is presented in greater detail in the companion articles of this collection.

plasma devices

fusion plasma

plasma confinement

Författare

A. J. Creely

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

M. J. Greenwald

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

S. B. Ballinger

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

D. Brunner

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

J. Canik

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

J. Doody

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Tünde Fülöp

Chalmers, Fysik, Subatomär, högenergi- och plasmafysik

D. T. Garnier

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

R. Granetz

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

T. K. Gray

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

C. Holland

University of California

N. T. Howard

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

J. W. Hughes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

J. H. Irby

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

V. A. Izzo

Fiat Lux

G. J. Kramer

Princeton University

A. Q. Kuang

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

B. LaBombard

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Y. Lin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

B. Lipschultz

University of York

N. C. Logan

Princeton University

J. D. Lore

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

E. S. Marmar

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

K. Montes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

R. T. Mumgaard

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

C. Paz-Soldan

General Atomics

C. Rea

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

M. L. Reinke

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

P. Rodriguez-Fernandez

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Konsta Särkimäki

Chalmers, Fysik, Subatomär, högenergi- och plasmafysik

F. Sciortino

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

S. D. Scott

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

A. Snicker

Aalto-Yliopisto

P. B. Snyder

General Atomics

B. N. Sorbom

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

R. Sweeney

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

R. A. Tinguely

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

E. A. Tolman

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

M. Umansky

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Oskar Vallhagen

Chalmers, Fysik, Subatomär fysik och plasmafysik

J. Varje

Aalto-Yliopisto

D. G. Whyte

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

J. C. Wright

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

S. J. Wukitch

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

J. Zhu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The SPARC Team

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Journal of Plasma Physics

0022-3778 (ISSN) 1469-7807 (eISSN)

Vol. 86 5 865860502

Ämneskategorier

Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik

DOI

10.1017/S0022377820001257

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