WHAM

Mirror

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Associated Organizations:

University of Wisconsin Madison ,

Realta Fusion

Publications

Confinement performance predictions for a high field axisymmetric tandem mirror – CORRIGENDUM

Journal of Plasma Physics, 2026

Design of a Doppler backscattering diagnostic for the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM)

arXiv (physics.plasm-ph), 2026

Years Operated

2024 - Present

WHAM (the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror) is a fusion experiment which utilizes high-temperature superconductor (HTS) coils in a magnetic mirror configuration. Its HTS magnets generate a magnetic field of 17 tesla, the highest magnetic field of any steady-state fusion energy experiment to date.

Suppliers

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Category

High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Magnets

Description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has provided two HTS magnets for the WHAM experiment. These are the strongest magnets ever used in a magnetic mirror configuration.

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