2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Polaris: a flexible stellarator demonstration experiment with simple modular coils
Simon P. H. Vincent, Joaquim Loizu, Matthieu Toussaint +14
We present the design, construction, and first plasma experiments of Polaris, a new small-scale stellarator experiment (major radius R ~ 0.4 m) located at the Swiss Plasma Center.…
physics.plasm-ph2024
A birdcage resonant antenna for helicon wave generation in TORPEX
Simon Vincent, Philippe Guittienne, Patrick Quigley +6
A birdcage resonant helicon antenna is designed, mounted and tested in the toroidal device TORPEX. The birdcage resonant antenna is an alternative to the usual Boswell or half-heli…