Determination of error field sources by accurate mapping of the magnetic geometry of the H-1 heliac

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2009

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Kumar, S T A
Blackwell, Boyd
Harris, Jeffrey H

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IOP Publishing

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High precision mapping of the vacuum flux surfaces of the H-1NF heliac is carried out using electron-beam multi-wire tomography for various magnetic configurations and field strengths. The extreme accuracy of this technique has been exploited to understand the nature of error fields and to determine the best-fit empirical values for the H-1NF coil parameters, by point-by-point matching experimental surface data with computer modelling results. This has helped in developing a highly accurate computer model for H-1NF magnetic configurations.

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Keywords: Tomography; Accurate mappings; Computer modelling; Computer models; Electron-beam; Empirical values; Error fields; Field strengths; Flux surfaces; High precision; Magnetic configurations; Magnetic geometries; Point-matching; Surface datum; Diagnostic radi

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Nuclear Fusion

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Journal article

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2037-12-31