  A new magnetic mirror design is described - the Novatron - with the potential
to confine fully stable compact mirror-cusp fusion plasmas. The novel design
features an axisymmetric magnetic field configuration with concave curvature
throughout, as seen from the outside. Moreover, the Novatron is designed to be
self-stabilized against the drift cyclotron loss-cone modes (DCLC). This paper
describes the fundamental topology of the magnetic field and presents an
outline for the design of the magnet system.
