Helias

Fusion

Modular stellarator configuration.

Helias (helical advanced stellarator) refers to an optimized modular-coil stellarator configuration, of which Wendelstein 7-X is the leading experiment.

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Stellarators

Stellarators are "generators of stellar energy", and their principle was discovered before tokamaks. A helical-twisted magnetic field, necessary for successful plasma confinement, is generated only by magnetic coils of various shapes. The stellarator is a device capable of contin

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Stellarator

Magnetic fusion device with 3D external coils.