SCR-1
| Type | Stellarator |
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| Operation date | 2016– |
| Major radius | 460.33 mm |
| Minor Radius | 42.2 mm |
| Magnetic field | 0.0878 T |
| Location | Cartago, Costa Rica |
The Stellarator of Costa Rica 1, or SCR-1 is a small modular stellarator for magnetic confinement of plasma developed by the Plasma Physics Group of the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, PlasmaTEC. The SCR-1 is based on the small Spanish stellarator UST-1. SCR-1 is of a compact design and has the distinction of having the smallest aspect ratio of any operating stellarator device.
Operation of SCR-1 began on June, 29th 2016.
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