DOE OSTI · 3013056
Error field measurements and correction on MUSE permanent magnet stellarator
Abstract
The magnetic field topology and error fields are measured in the MUSE permanent magnet stellarator with an electron beam and fluorescent rod. The effective magnetization of the magnets is determined by measuring rational flux surface locations. Electron magnetic drift effects must be considered self-consistently due to the small magnetic shear on MUSE. Error fields are characterized by flux surface shape deviation and magnetic island chain width and phase. Error fields are then corrected by adjusting the permanent magnet (PM) holders as rigid bodies. Resonant error fields are on the order of or smaller than 3 x 10 -6 of the toroidal field after correction and surface shape matches well with the design. Resonant components of the quasi-symmetry deviation are estimated, using a novel magnetic drift measurement, to be in the 10 −4 range. The PM approach is validated as a low-cost and precise way to build optimized stellarators.
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Chu, X. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)] (ORCID:0000000203826428), Qian, T. M. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)] (ORCID:0000000265365399), Berlinger, B. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)], Hammond, K. C. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)] (ORCID:0000000211044434), Haque, M. [Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)], Salia, S. M. [Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)], Williams, D. J. [Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD (United States)] (ORCID:0000000189055195), Zhu, E. [Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000263818809), Zarnstorff, M. C. [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)] (ORCID:0000000175250539). 2025-12-30. Error field measurements and correction on MUSE permanent magnet stellarator. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587%2Fae1870
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