University of Seville
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Also known as UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE
The University of Seville is a Spanish public university founded in 1505 as the Colegio Santa Mar铆a de Jes煤s. Its Plasma Science and Fusion Technology Laboratory built SMART (SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak), a spherical tokamak designed to operate with negative triangularity, a plasma cross-section shaped like a reversed D, which is expected to suppress instabilities that throw particles and energy onto the wall. SMART produced its first plasma on 21 January 2025.
- Sector
- Fusion
- Role
- University, Operator
It is the operator of record for SMART (operating).
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART | Major radius | 0.4 | m | design valueclaimed |
| SMART | Minor radius | 0.25 | m | design valueclaimed |
| SMART | On-axis magnetic field | 1 | T | design valueplanned |
| SMART | Plasma current | 0.5 | MA | design valueplanned |
| SMART | Plasma duration (nominal) | 0.5 | s | design valueplanned |
Devices
Related companies
Sources
- World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022independent
- University of Sevilleaggregator
- Physics Worldunknown