3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2025
Characterisation of X- and O-points in Wendelstein 7-X with respect to coil currents
Robert Davies, Christopher B. Smiet, Charlotte Batzdorf +3
This work analyses vacuum magnetic field topology in Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) with respect to changes in the current in the superconducting coils. We develop a fast automated scheme…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Stellarator divertor design by optimizing coils for surfaces with sharp corners
Todd Elder, Matt Landremann, Christoper B. Smiet +1
In stellarators, achieving effective divertor configurations is challenging due to the three-dimensional nature of the magnetic fields, which often leads to chaotic field lines and…
physics.plasm-ph2025
The topology of non-resonant stellarator divertors
Robert Davies, Christopher B. Smiet, Alkesh Punjabi +2
We apply topological methods to better understand how the magnetic field in the stellarator edge can be diverted away from the confined region. Our primary method is calculating th…