Tokamak Chauffage Alfvén Brésilien

TCABR
Tokamak Chauffage Alfvén Brésilien
The TCABR tokamak at the University of São Paulo.
Device typeTokamak
LocationSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
AffiliationUniversity of São Paulo (IFUSP)
Technical specifications
Major radius0.615 m (2 ft 0.2 in)
Minor radius0.18 m (7.1 in)
Plasma volume0.39 m3
Magnetic field1.1 T
Heating powerAlfvén wave, Ohmic heating
Plasma current100 kA
Plasma temperature650 eV
History
Year(s) of operation1999–present
Preceded byTCA (EPFL, Switzerland): 1980-1992
Links
Websiteportal.if.usp.br/fnc/

The Tokamak Chauffage Alfvén Brésilien (TCABR) is a tokamak situated at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. TCABR is the largest tokamak in the southern hemisphere and one of the magnetic-confinement devices committed to advancing scientific knowledge in fusion power.