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Boston, MA. , U.S.A. 



ALCATOR C 



Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 



U.S. Dept. of Energy 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : Alcator C Is a small, high field 

 tokamak. The high field allows it to achieve high densities 

 and good confinement. It currently holds the record for the 

 product of density and confinement time for all magnetic confine- 

 ment devices. In recent years it has explored the plasma-RF 

 radiation interaction and pellet injector tokamak fueling. 



Date of Construction : 1978 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $20-$30 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Nationality (s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Researchers : U.S. 



Other Information : Alcator is now being used as a test bed for the 

 plasma physics and radio frequency (RF) techniques for the 

 proposed compact copper ignition device. 



