Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak
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Quick Facts Device type, Location ...
Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak | |
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Device type | Spherical tokamak |
Location | Culham, Oxfordshire, UK |
Affiliation | Culham Centre for Fusion Energy |
Technical specifications | |
Major radius | ~ 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) |
Minor radius | ~ 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) |
Plasma volume | 8 m3 |
Magnetic field | 0.55 T (5,500 G) |
Heating power | 5 MW |
Plasma current | 1.3 MA |
History | |
Date(s) of construction | 1997 |
Year(s) of operation | 1999–2013 |
Preceded by | Small Tight Aspect Ratio Tokamak (START) |
Succeeded by | MAST Upgrade |
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Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) was a nuclear fusion experiment, testing a spherical tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, and commissioned by EURATOM/UKAEA. The original MAST experiment took place at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Oxfordshire, England from December 1999 to September 2013. A successor experiment called MAST Upgrade began operation in 2020.[1]