Levitated Dipole Experiment
| Levitated Dipole Experiment | |
|---|---|
A picture of the LDX chamber on 25 Jan 2010 | |
| Device type | Levitated dipole |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Affiliation | MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Columbia University |
| Technical specifications | |
| Major radius | 0.34 m (1 ft 1 in) |
| History | |
| Year(s) of operation | 2004–2011 |
| Related devices | Collisionless Terrella Experiment (CTX) |
| Links | |
| Website | The Levitated Dipole eXperiment website |
The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) was an experiment investigating the generation of fusion power using the concept of a levitated dipole. The device was the first of its kind to test the levitated dipole concept and was funded by the US Department of Energy. The machine was also part of a collaboration between the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Columbia University, where another (non-levitated) dipole experiment, the Collisionless Terrella Experiment (CTX), was located.
LDX ceased operations in November 2011 when its funding from the Department of Energy ended as resources were being diverted to tokamak research.