Compact Toroidal Hybrid

Compact Toroidal Hybrid
Device typeStellarator
LocationAlabama, United States
AffiliationAuburn University
Technical specifications
Major radius0.75 m (2 ft 6 in)
Minor radius0.29 m (11 in)
Plasma volume0.6 m3
Magnetic field0.4–0.7 T (4,000–7,000 G)
Heating power10 kW (ECH)
100 kW (ohmic)
History
Year(s) of operation2005–present
Preceded byCompact Auburn Torsatron

The Compact Toroidal Hybrid (CTH) is an experimental device at Auburn University that uses magnetic fields to confine high-temperature plasmas. CTH is a torsatron type of stellarator with an external, continuously wound helical coil that generates the bulk of the magnetic field for containing a plasma.