Compact Minimum Cost Ignition Test Reactor

In this paper we describe a design of an ignition test reactor based on the LITE concept. The main objective of the device is to study key physics issues of ignited plasma operation. LITE-type devices are characterized by toroidal field coils of plate magnet construction. The plates form a continuous structure in the throat of the magnet. The inplane loads are supported by the conductor, while the out-of-plane loads are supported by external frames. The magnet is designed for operation at relatively high stresses and magnetic fields. There is little or no shielding between the vacuum vessel and the magnet. This type of design results in a compact machine.