Projects/Groups

Under auspices of the IEA Implementing Agreement for Cooperation in Development of the Stellarator Concept (2.10.1992)

Jointly hosted by Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (Greifswald, Germany) and National Institute for Fusion Science (Toki, Japan)

Stellarator-Heliotron research aims at an alternative fusion reactor concept.

An important task in the development of such devices is the intermachine comparison of confinement and transport. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the international cooperation in this area, a joint database has been established. The general philosophy of the International Stellarator-Heliotron Profile Database (ISHPDB) is to collect and assess contributions for a concise documentation of Stellarator-Heliotron performance.

The international collaboration is aligned by the Coordinated Working Group (CWG). Assessments of the energy confinement are expressed in forms of International Stellarator Scalings, ISS.