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1983

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Eightieth anniversary of I.V. Kurchatov


Magnetic plasma confinement

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National Research Centre ‘Kurchatov Institute’, pl. akad. Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation

A review is given of the present state of research into the physics of quasistationary confinement of hightemperature plasmas in magnetic fields. Both closed (toroidal) and open magnetic traps are considered. A major part of the review is devoted to the physics of plasma confinement in tokamaks. A brief account is given of the fundamentals of the tokamak, as well as of the problems of equilibrium, stability, cross-field heat and particle transport, and plasma heating and maintenance of current. The stellarator and the reversed-field pinch are also considered. The current status of open traps is reviewed.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU1983v026n03ABEH004346
PACS: 52.55.Gb, 52.55.Ez, 52.55.Ke
DOI: 10.1070/PU1983v026n03ABEH004346
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1983/3/b/
Citation: Kadomtsev B B, Shafranov V D "Magnetic plasma confinement" Sov. Phys. Usp. 26 207–227 (1983)
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Îðèãèíàë: Êàäîìöåâ Á Á, Øàôðàíîâ Â Ä «Ìàãíèòíîå óäåðæàíèå ïëàçìû» ÓÔÍ 139 399–434 (1983); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0139.198303b.0399

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