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Construction and Initial Operation of the Advanced Toroidal Facility

J. F. Lyon, G. L. Bell, J. D. Bell,+ R. D. Benson,† T. S. Bigelow, K. K. Chipley,† R. J. Colchin, M. J. Cole,† E. C. Crume, J. L. Dunlap, A. C. England, J. C. Glowienka, R. H. Goulding, J. H. Harris, D. L. Hillis, S. Hiroe, L. D. Horton, H. C. Howe, R. C. Isler, T. C. Jernigan, R. L. Johnson,† R. A. Langley, M. M. Menon, P. K. Mioduszewski, R. N. Morris,+ M. Murakami, G. H. Neilson, B. E. Nelson,† D. A. Rasmussen, J. A. Rome, M. J. Saltmarsh, P. B. Thompson,† M. R. Wade,‡ J. A. White,† T. L. White, J. C. Whitson,+ J. B. Wilgen, W. R. Wing

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 17 / Number 1 / January 1990 / Pages 33-50

Technical Paper / Stellarator System / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST90-A29169

The Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF) torsatron was designed on a physics basis for access to the second stability regime and on an engineering basis for independent fabrication of high-accuracy components. The actual construction, assembly, and initial operation of ATF are compared with the characteristics expected during the design phase.