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{{Short description|Class of magnetic confinement fusion reactor}} ...ticle/10.1088/0741-3335/51/5/055004 |journal=Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |language=en |volume=51 |issue=5 |pages= 055004 |doi=10.1088/0741-3335/51/5 ...

...red" the H-Mode].</ref> It has since been reproduced in all major toroidal confinement devices, and is foreseen to be the standard operational scenario of [[ITER] In H-mode, the change in confinement is the most apparent at the edge of the plasma where the pressure gradient ...

...ure the properties of the plasma. Flux loops are key [[diagnostic]]s in [[fusion power]] research. [[File:The Mechanics of a Magnetic flux loop.png|thumbnail|A very basic flux loop]] ...

...plasma shape in such devices, and is particularly important for next step fusion devices such as [[ITER]]. This shape is conditioning partly the performance ...idal layout, like the [[tokamak]] and most [[stellarator]]s, arrange their magnetic fields so the ions and electrons in the [[plasma (physics)|plasma]] travel ...

...ation]] (FRC) by using a [[Field-reversed configuration#Formation|Rotating Magnetic Field]] (RMF). ...use of their confinement properties and their small size. While most large fusion experiments in the world are [[Tokamak|tokamaks]], FRCs are seen as a viabl ...

...from the center of the hole in the middle to the center of the cylindrical confinement area. The minor axis, r, is the radius of the cylinder.]] ...io of the times a particular magnetic field line travels around a toroidal confinement area's "long way" (toroidally) to the "short way" (poloidally). ...

...ld line on that flux surface (green), and the coils needed to generate the magnetic field (blue). Wendelstein 7-X is designed to be nearly omnigenous.]] ...andreman |first=Matt |date=2019 |title=Quasisymmetry: A hidden symmetry of magnetic fields |url=https://hiddensymmetries.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1546 ...

...for 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1344072|title=Fusion Plasma Research Project - FINAL REPORT|website=www.pvamu.edu|osti=1344072 | ...use of their confinement properties and their small size. While most large fusion experiments in the world are [[tokamak]]s, FRCs and STs are seen as a viabl ...

...r this value. This confinement is a necessary condition for sustaining the fusion reactions, which involve the combination of atomic nuclei, leading to the r ...cepts needed to comprehend L-H Transition include understanding plasma and fusion. ...

...related to those of several [[magnetic confinement]] plasma [[Fusion power|fusion]] devices. == Basic operation of a magnetic nozzle == ...

...a modification of [[classical diffusion]] adding in effects of non-uniform magnetic fields due to the toroidal geometry, which give rise to new diffusion effec ...ing causes the plasma as a whole to diffuse outward from the center of its magnetic container.]] ...

...2%2C+as+opposed+to+convective+processes&pg=PA46|title=Magnetic Confinement Fusion Driven Thermonuclear Energy|last=Zohuri|first=Bahman|date=2017-02-23|publis If a "kink" begins to develop in a column the [[magnetic force]]s on the inside of the kink become larger than those on the outside, ...

...tic-confinement devices]] committed to advancing scientific knowledge in [[fusion power]]. ...f name="Grenfell 2018" /> Other parameters of TCABR include the toroidal [[magnetic field]], <math>B_{0}\sim1.1\;\text{T},</math> the hydrogen filling pressure ...

...mponents exposed to the [[plasma (physics)|plasma]] within which [[nuclear fusion]] occurs, and particularly the material used for the lining the '''first wa Plasma-facing materials for fusion reactor designs must support the overall steps for energy generation, these ...

{{Short description|Toroidal magnetic fusion device}} {{Infobox fusion devices ...

{{short description|Fusion power device}} ...profile, or ''[[aspect ratio]]''. A traditional tokamak has a [[toroid]]al confinement area that gives it an overall shape similar to a [[donut]], complete with a ...

[[File:sawtooth reconnection.png|thumb|Magnetic reconnection during a numerical resistive MHD simulation of a sawtooth rela ...current density. The Kadomtsev model of sawteeth is a classic example of [[magnetic reconnection]]. Other repeated relaxation oscillations occurring in tokamak ...

...the gradients in the [[magnetic pressure]] in areas where the confining [[magnetic field]] is curved.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Introduction to plasma p ...change instability is a key issue in the field of [[fusion energy]], where magnetic fields are used to confine a [[plasma (physics)|plasma]] in a volume surrou ...

...or is fully shielded and the whole probe head is placed perpendicular to [[magnetic field]] lines. ...can be set to 1. The adequate retraction length strongly depends on the [[magnetic field]]'s value. The collector retraction should be roughly below the ion's ...

{{see also|Fusion power#History|Timeline of nuclear fusion}} The '''history of nuclear fusion''' began early in the 20th century as an inquiry into how stars powered the ...