Ioffe Institute
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Also known as IOFFE INSTITUTE
The Ioffe Institute is a physics research institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1918. Its former director Zhores Alferov shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. The IAEA's 2022 survey lists three fusion machines there: Globus-M2, an upgraded spherical tokamak operating since 2018 and aimed at compact fusion reactors, neutron sources and fusion–fission hybrids; FT-2, a small tokamak used for lower hybrid current drive studies; and TUMAN-3M, operating since 1984.
- Sector
- Fusion
- Role
- Research institute, Operator
It is the operator of record for FT-2 (operating), GLOBUS-M2 (operating) and TUMAN-3M (operating). Measured results for GLOBUS-M2 are listed below.
Results
Fusion triple product (nTτE)
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Continuing progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criteria
Ion temperature (peak)
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Continuing progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criteria
Energy confinement time (τE)
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Continuing progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criteria
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT-2 | Major radius | 0.55 | m | design valueclaimed |
| FT-2 | Minor radius | 0.087 | m | design valueclaimed |
| FT-2 | On-axis magnetic field | 2.3 | T | design valueclaimed |
| FT-2 | Plasma current | 0.04 | MA | design valueclaimed |
| GLOBUS-M2 | Major radius | 0.36 | m | design valueclaimed |
| GLOBUS-M2 | Minor radius | 0.24 | m | design valueclaimed |
| GLOBUS-M2 | On-axis magnetic field | 1 | T | design valueclaimed |
| GLOBUS-M2 | Plasma current | 0.5 | MA | design valueclaimed |
| TUMAN-3M | Major radius | 0.53 | m | design valueclaimed |
| TUMAN-3M | Minor radius | 0.22 | m | design valueclaimed |
| TUMAN-3M | On-axis magnetic field | 1.2 | T | design valueclaimed |
| TUMAN-3M | Plasma current | 0.18 | MA | design valueclaimed |
| TUMAN-3M | Plasma duration (nominal) | 0.08 | s | design valueclaimed |
Devices
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Sources
- World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022independent
- Ioffe Institute (Wikipedia)aggregator