A Compact Advanced Burning Plasma Experiment
Authors: Dale M. Meade and Robert D. Woolley
The achievement of high fusion power gain, Q, in a laboratory plasma is a crucial step in the development of magnetic fusion. A high-Q plasma is needed as a test facility to determine the conditions required for ignition, and would enable the study and optimization of a burning plasma. The achievement of an ignited (Q greater than or equal to 10) plasma will allow these scientific objectives to be achieved while providing a litmus test for the reality of magnetic fusion.