A new class of magnetic confinement device in the shape of a knot

作者:Hudson S R*; Startsev E; Feibush E
来源:Physics of Plasmas, 2014, 21(1): 010705.
DOI:10.1063/1.4863844

摘要

We describe a new class of magnetic confinement device, with the magnetic axis in the shape of a knot. We call such devices "knotatrons." An example is given that has a large volume filled with magnetic surfaces, with significant rotational-transform, and with the magnetic field produced entirely by external circular coils.