2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Optical analogy for stellarators: Ridges as caustics and coils as singularities
Wrick Sengupta, Stefan Buller, Rogerio Jorge +7
A common feature of most numerically optimized stellarator geometries is the presence of sharp ridges on outer flux surfaces, irrespective of the rotational transform. Despite thei…
physics.plasm-ph2026
How Does The Magnetic Gradient Scale Length Influence Complexity of Filamentary Coils in Stellarators?
John Kappel, Matt Landreman, Philipp JuraÅ¡iÄ +1
The distance between the last closed flux surface (LCFS) and the nearest electromagnetic coils is a dominating factor in the cost, size, and engineering difficulty of stellarators.…