Uragan-2M Explained

Uragan-2M
Type:	Stellarator
City:	Kharkiv
Country:	Ukraine
Affiliation:	Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology

Uragan-2M (U-2M, uk|Ураган-2М) is a stellarator (magnetic plasma confinement, controlled thermonuclear fusion experiment) installed at the Institute of Plasma Physics National Science Center, which is part of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (IFS KIPT) in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was the largest stellarator (torsatron) in Europe^[1] until the construction of Wendelstein 7-X.

Specifications

Uragan-2M is a medium-sized stellarator with reduced helical corrugations. The unit has a torus radius of 170cm (70inches), a plasma radius of up to 24cm (09inches), and a toroidal magnetic field of up to .

See also

• Controlled thermonuclear fusion

Further reading

• ru:АЛЬФВЕНОВСКИЙ НАГРЕВ В ТОРСАТРОНЕ УРАГАН-2М. In the heating ALFVENOVSKYY torsatron Uragan-2M. В. Е. . Моисеенко . Е. Д. . Волков . В. И. . Терёшин . Ю. С. . Стадник. . Plasma Physics [Физика плазмы] . 35 . 10. 2009 . 901–906. Russian.
• Web site: https://ipp.kipt.kharkov.ua/. Національний науковий центр. Харківський фізико-технічний інститут. ru:Інститут фізики плазми. ru.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Харківський фізико-технічний інститут. National Institute of Plasma Physics Research Center [Інститут фізики плазми Національного наукового центру]. Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. NAS Ukraine [НАН України].