ITER SCIENTISTS IRON OUT PLASMA KINKS IN FUSION REACTOR
June 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLGERMANY-BASED Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics scientists have developed a new computer code that will enable them to calculate and predict kinks appearing on the exterior of electro-magnetic fields containing the super-heated plasma core of the ITER fusion reactor. These magnetic bumps and dents will ease the confinement of the plasma, reducing its energy yield, and could also weaken reactor stability. So it is essential that technical fixes based on either a superconducting wall or a standard steel wall correct these inconsistencies. ...
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