The Helically Symmetric Experiment (HSX, stylized as Helically Symmetric eXperiment), is an experimental plasma confinement device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with design principles that are intended to be incorporated into a fusion reactor.

2024年9月10日 · The Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX) is an optimized stellarator operated by the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. 3D shaped coils are arranged in a torus-like configuration to produce a 1Tesla magnetic field that confines high temperatures plasma with temperatures higher than 10 Million degree C.

HSX is the worlds only quasi helically symmetric stellarator experiment operated at UW Madison since 2001 The experiment contributes with studies of: ̶Neoclassical transport and flows ̶Turbulence optimization ̶Diagnostic development

2025年3月1日 · To improve our knowledge of neutral exhaust in non-resonant divertors, a particle exhaust study is performed for the Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX). The chaotic magnetic field topology in the plasma edge is examined with connection lengths and Lyapunov exponents.

To advance stellarator design, scientists have turned to high performance computing and state-of-the-art plasma theory. These tools have helped researchers optimize the Helically Symmetric Experiment (HSX) stellarator in Wisconsin and the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany.

HSX has demonstrated excellent confinement properties and pioneered research towards stellarator fusion power plants. The experiment is led by Professor Geiger and current research directions are studies of plasma turbulence, the generation of flows, diagnostic developments and divertor operation.

2018年1月17日 · HSX is a quasi-helically symmetric (QHS) stellarator currently under construction at the Torsatron-Stellarator Laboratory of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. This device is unique in its magnetic design in that the magnetic field spectrum possesses only a single dominant (helical) component.

Abstract— The Helically Symmetric Experiment (HSX) is a quasi-helically symmetric (QHS) stellarator currently under con-struction at the Torsatron/Stellarator Laboratory of the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Madison. This device is unique in its magnetic design in that the magnetic field spectrum possesses only a single dominant (helical) component.

2024年6月24日 · Evolution of the plasma rotation and the radial electric field for a toroidal plasmain the Pfirsch–Schlüter and plateau regimes subject to a biased electrode

2007年3月9日 · The research team, headed by electrical and computer engineering Professor David Anderson and research assistant John Canik, recently proved that the Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX), an odd-looking magnetic plasma chamber called a stellarator, can overcome a major barrier in plasma research, in which stellarators lose too much energy to ...