Fields of research Plasma heating and confinement at thermonuclear temperatures. Plasma non-Ohmic current drive.
Plasma parameters control.
Technology problems of the thermonuclear reactor design. It is the only tokamak in the world where Nb 3 Sn is used as a superconducting material. The latter is promising for long plasma pulses. Current research Plasma-isolation experimental studies in Ohmic, ECRH, and injection heating regimes. Possible research Durable plasma heating with ECRH and neutral injection.