Uragan-2M

Uragan-2M
Device typeStellarator
LocationKharkiv, Ukraine
AffiliationKharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
Technical specifications
Major radius170 cm (67 in)
Minor radius24 cm (9.4 in)
Magnetic field2.4 T (24,000 G)

Uragan-2M (U-2M, Ukrainian: Ураган-2М) is a stellarator (magnetic plasma confinement, controlled thermonuclear fusion experiment) installed at the Institute of Plasma Physics National Science Center, which is part of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (IFS KIPT) in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was the largest stellarator (torsatron) in Europe until the construction of Wendelstein 7-X.