Plasma Physics Laboratory (Saskatchewan)

The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.

Facilities

STOR-1M

STOR-1M is Canada's first tokamak built in 1983. In 1987 STOR-1M was the world’s first demonstration of alternating current in a tokamak.^[1][2]

STOR-M

STOR-M

Saskatchewan Torus-Modified
Device type	Tokamak
Location	Saskatchewan, Canada
Affiliation	University of Saskatchewan
Technical specifications
Major radius	46 cm (18 in)
Minor radius	12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Magnetic field	0.5–1 T (5,000–10,000 G)
Plasma current	30–60 kA
History
Year(s) of operation	1987–present
Preceded by	STOR-1M

STOR-M stands for Saskatchewan Torus-Modified. STOR-M is a tokamak located at the University of Saskatchewan. STOR-M is a small tokamak (major radius = 46 cm, minor radius = 12.5 cm) designed for studying plasma heating, anomalous transport and developing novel tokamak operation modes and advanced diagnostics. STOR-M is capable of a 30–40 millisecond plasma discharge with a toroidal magnetic field of between 0.5 and 1 tesla and a plasma current of between 20 and 50 kiloamperes. STOR-M has also demonstrated improved confinement induced by a turbulent heating pulse, electrode biasing and compact torus injection.