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DOE/ER/53 26 2--T2 Experimental Studies of Compact Toroids DE92 003469 Progress Report: 1990-1991 O. INTRODUCTION The Berkeley Compact Toroid Experiment (BCTX) device is a plasma device with a Marshall-gun generated, low aspect ratio toroidal plasma. The device is capable of pro- ducing spheromak-type discharges and may, with some modification, produce low-aspect ratio tokamak configurations. A unique aspect of this experimental device is its large lower hybrid (LH) heating system, which consists of two 450MHz klystron tubes generating 20 megawatts each into a Brambilla-type launching structure. Successful operation with one klystron at virtually full power (18 MW) has been accomplished with 110 #s pulse length. A second klystron is currently installed in its socket and magnet but has not been added to the RF drive system. This report describes current activities and accomplishments and describes the anticipated results of next years activity. 1. PRESENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCCESSFUL RF HEATING AT 18 MW The BCTX device has operated in the spheromak mode with some success at RF heating. RF-heated shots at 430 MHz, 18 MW peak I:LF for a nominal pulse length of 110 #s. The spheromak plasma lifetime was extended