ST40
Associated Organization:
Project Status
Operating
Publications
Nuclear Fusion, 2026
arXiv (physics.plasm-ph), 2026
arXiv (physics.plasm-ph), 2026
Nuclear Fusion, 2026
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2026
Nuclear Fusion, 2026
Nuclear Fusion, 2023
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2019
Years Operated
2017 - Present
ST40 is a high field spherical tokamak with a major radius of 40cm at Tokamak Energy. The device utilizes a 4m tall stainless steel vessel with copper toroidal field coils which produce magnetic fields up to 3T. ST40 uses a novel merging-compression method for plasma start-up.
Attribution: From https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/update-construction-of-st40-is-progressing-well/
Attribution: From https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/aa8c8d
Attribution: From https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/aa8c8d
