COMPASS-C
Tokamak
Associated Organization:
Publications
Plasma density measurements on COMPASS-C tokamak from electron cyclotron emission cutoffs
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1996
Effect of resonant magnetic perturbations on COMPASS-C tokamak discharges
Nuclear Fusion, 1992
Driven magnetic reconnection in the COMPASS-C tokamak
Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics, 1992
Years Operated
1989 - 1992
COMPASS-C stands for COMPact ASSembly-circular. It was operated at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy from 1989 to 1992. COMPASS was a low-magnetic field, shaped-plasma cross section tokamak. The aim of COMPASS-C was to explore MHD physics in circular-shaped plasmas. COMPASS-C was replaced by COMPASS-D in order to study high beta tokamak design.
