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Compact experimental negative triangularity reactor (CENTAUR): A design study for a compact, affordable breakeven tokamak

Freiberger, Samuel Winston [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000231002661)·Bursch, Evan Maxwell [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000290759701)·Chiriboga, Javier Eduardo [Columbia University]·Farre Kaga, Hiro Josep [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0009000436404557)·Felske, Eliot James [Columbia University] (ORCID:000000034001096X)·Guizzo, Sophia [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000164373752)·Labbate, John [Columbia University]·Seethalla, Shreyas [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000177939110)·Sheehan, Frederick C [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000160943639)·Xia, Jamie Laveeda [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000158718638)·Braun, Anson Edward [Columbia University in the City of New York] (ORCID:0000000277047240)·Burgess, Daniel Alexander [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000259978324)·Chen, Nathaniel [Princeton University] (ORCID:000000018362414X)·Halpern, Jacob M [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000193708160)·Haque, Mohammed [Columbia University]·Hyder, Abdullah [Columbia University]·Lachmann, Alexandra [Columbia University]·Lopez, Rohan [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000719366263)·Orr, Kian [Princeton University]·Richardson, Kalen [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000078661034)·Russo, Melanie [Columbia University]·Veksler, Avigdor [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000144314314)·Hansen, Christopher J [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000169285815)·Holm, Andreas [LLNL]·Leuthold, Nils [Columbia University]·Meneghini, O [General Atomics] (ORCID:0000000151005483)·Nelson, Andrew Oakleigh [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000296121936)·Pharr, Matthew [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000197414071)·Slendebroek, Tim [General Atomics] (ORCID:0000000175047645)·Stewart, Ian G [Columbia University]·Scotti, Filippo [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]·Tobin, Matthew [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000322766448)·Wilson, Haley S [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000162602873)·Zimmermann, Benedikt [Columbia University]·Paz-Soldan, Carlos [Columbia University in the City of New York] (ORCID:0000000150694934)
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Freiberger, Samuel Winston [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000231002661), Bursch, Evan Maxwell [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000290759701), Chiriboga, Javier Eduardo [Columbia University], Farre Kaga, Hiro Josep [Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory] (ORCID:0009000436404557), Felske, Eliot James [Columbia University] (ORCID:000000034001096X), Guizzo, Sophia [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000164373752), Labbate, John [Columbia University], Seethalla, Shreyas [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000177939110), Sheehan, Frederick C [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000160943639), Xia, Jamie Laveeda [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000158718638), Braun, Anson Edward [Columbia University in the City of New York] (ORCID:0000000277047240), Burgess, Daniel Alexander [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000259978324), Chen, Nathaniel [Princeton University] (ORCID:000000018362414X), Halpern, Jacob M [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000193708160), Haque, Mohammed [Columbia University], Hyder, Abdullah [Columbia University], Lachmann, Alexandra [Columbia University], Lopez, Rohan [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000719366263), Orr, Kian [Princeton University], Richardson, Kalen [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000078661034), Russo, Melanie [Columbia University], Veksler, Avigdor [Columbia University] (ORCID:0009000144314314), Hansen, Christopher J [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000169285815), Holm, Andreas [LLNL], Leuthold, Nils [Columbia University], Meneghini, O [General Atomics] (ORCID:0000000151005483), Nelson, Andrew Oakleigh [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000296121936), Pharr, Matthew [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000197414071), Slendebroek, Tim [General Atomics] (ORCID:0000000175047645), Stewart, Ian G [Columbia University], Scotti, Filippo [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory], Tobin, Matthew [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000322766448), Wilson, Haley S [Columbia University] (ORCID:0000000162602873), Zimmermann, Benedikt [Columbia University], Paz-Soldan, Carlos [Columbia University in the City of New York] (ORCID:0000000150694934). 2026-08-26. Compact experimental negative triangularity reactor (CENTAUR): A design study for a compact, affordable breakeven tokamak. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ae9eea

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