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TCV

The main purpose of TCV is to study plasma configurations and shapes and research magnetic confinement plasma physics.

Type
Fusion device
Approach
Tokamak
Country
CH
Status
Operating
Built
1992
Ownership
public

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for TCV
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Major radius medium confidence 0.89 m m claimed World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Minor radius medium confidence 0.25 m m claimed World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Plasma current medium confidence 1.2 MA MA claimed World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
On-axis magnetic field medium confidence 1.54 T T claimed World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent