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K. J. CHUNG, Y. H. AN, B. K. JUNG, H. Y. LEE, C. SUNG, Y. S. NA, T. S. HAHM, Y. S. HWANG. Design Features and Commissioning of the Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus (VEST) at Seoul National University[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2013, 15(3): 244-251. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/3/11
Citation: K. J. CHUNG, Y. H. AN, B. K. JUNG, H. Y. LEE, C. SUNG, Y. S. NA, T. S. HAHM, Y. S. HWANG. Design Features and Commissioning of the Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus (VEST) at Seoul National University[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2013, 15(3): 244-251. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/3/11

Design Features and Commissioning of the Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus (VEST) at Seoul National University

Funds: supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Contract No. 0620-20120004) and the second phase of the Brain Korea 21 Program
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  • Received Date: January 15, 2012
  • A new spherical torus called VEST (Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus) is de- signed, constructed and successfully commissioned at Seoul National University. A unique design feature of the VEST is two partial solenoid coils installed at both vertical ends of a center stack, which can provide su±cient magnetic fluxes to initiate tokamak plasmas while keeping a low aspect ratio configuration in the central region. According to initial double null merging start-up scenario using the partial solenoid coils, appropriate power supplies for driving a toroidal field coil, outer poloidal field coils, and the partial solenoid coils are fabricated and successfully commissioned. For reliable start-up, a pre-ionization system with two cost-effective homemade magnetron power sup- plies is also prepared. In addition, magnetic and spectroscopic diagnostics with appropriate data acquisition and control systems are well prepared for initial operation of the device. The VEST is ready for tokamak plasma operation by completing and commissioning most of the designed components.
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