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{{short description|Physics laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan}}
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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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mitarai |first1=O. |last2=Wolfe |first2=S.W. |last3=Hirose |first3=A. |last4=Skarsgard |first4=H.M. |title=Stable AC tokamak discharges in the STOR-1M device |journal=Nuclear Fusion |date=1987 |volume=27 |issue=4 |page=604 |doi=10.1088/0029-5515/27/4/007 |s2cid=120513125 |url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0029-5515/27/4/007/pdf |access-date=27 April 2022|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1009-0630/9/1/21/meta |title=Study of the DEF Feedback Control System in AC Operation of Superconducting Tokamak |year=2007|doi=10.1088/1009-0630/9/1/21 |last1=Hua |first1=Wang |last2=Jiarong |first2=Luo |last3=Qiping |first3=Yuan |last4=Congdong |first4=Xu |journal=Plasma Science and Technology |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=106–109 |bibcode=2007PlST....9..106W |s2cid=250853550 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

===STOR-M===
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|fullname             = Saskatchewan Torus-Modified 
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|type                 = [[Tokamak]]
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|state                = [[Saskatchewan]]
|country              = [[Canada]]
|affiliation          = [[University of Saskatchewan]]
|major_radius         = {{cvt|46|cm}}
|minor_radius         = {{cvt|12.5|cm}}
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|field                = {{cvt|0.5|-|1|T}}
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|current              = {{val|30|-|60|ul=kA}}
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|operation_start_year = 1987
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|ongoing              = yes
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'''STOR-M''' stands for '''S'''askatchewan '''Tor'''us-'''M'''odified. STOR-M is a [[tokamak]] located at the [[University of Saskatchewan]].  STOR-M is a small tokamak (major radius = 46&nbsp;cm, minor radius = 12.5&nbsp;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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://research-groups.usask.ca/plasma-physics/}}

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