Combination of quasi-isodynamic and piecewise omnigenous magnetic fields

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Autores principales: Velasco, J. L., Calvo, I., Fernández-Pacheco, V., Padidar, M., Liu, H., Sánchez, E., Yu, G., Zhu, C.
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author Velasco, J. L.
Calvo, I.
Fernández-Pacheco, V.
Padidar, M.
Liu, H.
Sánchez, E.
Yu, G.
Zhu, C.
author_facet Velasco, J. L.
Calvo, I.
Fernández-Pacheco, V.
Padidar, M.
Liu, H.
Sánchez, E.
Yu, G.
Zhu, C.
contents Due to their simultaneous optimization for radial and parallel neoclassical transport, quasi-isodynamic fields have been the main choice of stellarator magnetic configuration for most fusion reactor candidates in recent years. However, achieving a high degree of quasi-isodynamicity often comes at the cost of a strong shaping of the flux surfaces of the stellarator and complex coil geometries. In this work, the concepts of quasi-isodynamicity and piecewise omnigenity are combined to form QI-pwO fields. These fields are quasi-isodynamic in the low-field region of the magnetic surface, whereas they significantly depart from quasi-isodynamicity in the high-field region without sacrificing the neoclassical transport properties of quasi-isodynamic fields. This departure could make it easier to integrate the optimization of neoclassical transport with other physical and technological aspects of a stellarator reactor.
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spellingShingle Combination of quasi-isodynamic and piecewise omnigenous magnetic fields
Velasco, J. L.
Calvo, I.
Fernández-Pacheco, V.
Padidar, M.
Liu, H.
Sánchez, E.
Yu, G.
Zhu, C.
Plasma Physics
Due to their simultaneous optimization for radial and parallel neoclassical transport, quasi-isodynamic fields have been the main choice of stellarator magnetic configuration for most fusion reactor candidates in recent years. However, achieving a high degree of quasi-isodynamicity often comes at the cost of a strong shaping of the flux surfaces of the stellarator and complex coil geometries. In this work, the concepts of quasi-isodynamicity and piecewise omnigenity are combined to form QI-pwO fields. These fields are quasi-isodynamic in the low-field region of the magnetic surface, whereas they significantly depart from quasi-isodynamicity in the high-field region without sacrificing the neoclassical transport properties of quasi-isodynamic fields. This departure could make it easier to integrate the optimization of neoclassical transport with other physical and technological aspects of a stellarator reactor.
title Combination of quasi-isodynamic and piecewise omnigenous magnetic fields
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12377