Update on the design of the Columbia Stellarator eXperiment

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Authors: A. Baillod, Avigdor Veksler, Rohan Lopez, Dylan Schmeling, Michael Campagna, Elizabeth J. Paul, A. R. Knyazev
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Abstract

We present the final configuration chosen to be build for the Columbia Stellarator eXperiment (CSX), a new stellartor experiment at Columbia University. In a recent publication, Baillod et al. (NF, 2025) discussed in detail the different objectives, constraints, and optimization algorithms used to find an optimal configuration for CSX. In this paper, we build upon this first publication and find a configuration that satisfies all the constraints. We describe this final configuration including discussion of the coil finite build effects, sensitivity analyses, and the plasma neoclassical physics properties using the SFINCS code. These post-processing calculations provide a confirmation that the experimental goals of CSX can be achieved with the presented configuration.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Magnetic confinement fusion research Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
2 January 2026
Document type
Preprint