Fusion Related Experimental Studies at the University of Saskatchean

Abstract

Recent studies at the University of Saskatchewan have been focused on basic tokamak physics and fusion technology development. The studies have been conducted on the Saskatchewan Torus-Modified (STOR-M) tokamak, the only tokamak in Canada at the present time, and on a newly developed dense plasma focus (DPF) device. Active control of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities and the plasma flow rotation has been achieved by resonant magnetic perturbations (RMP). Momentum injection from a tangentially injected compact torus (CT) to the STOR-M discharge has been observed. The energy resolved x-rays radiation has also been measured in the DPF device using an array of silicon photodetectors.