Madison Symmetric Torus
The Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) is a reversed field pinch (RFP) physics experiment with applications to both fusion energy research and astrophysical plasmas.
| Madison Symmetric Torus | |
|---|---|
| Device type | Reversed field pinch |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin, US |
| Affiliation | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Links | |
| Website | MST official website |
MST is located at the Center for Magnetic Self Organization (CMSO) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
RFPs are significantly different from tokamaks (the most popular magnetic confinement scheme) in that they tend to have a higher power density and better confinement characteristics for a given average magnetic field. RFPs also tend to be dominated by non-ideal phenomena and turbulent effects.
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