Creating the Conditions for Fusion
PLASMA CONFINEMENT AND HEATING
Fusion requires high temperature plasmas confined long enough to release appreciable fusion energy.
Confinement Method |
Heating Mechanisms |
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Listen to
the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor during an experimental run!
Visit the
Los Alamos group and see their high-speed movies of TFTR!Try to control
a simulated tokamak plasma using the IPPEX Magnetic Confinement Simulator!See how much
fusion energy you can produce using the IPPEX Virtual Tokamak!Learn how to make
inertial confinement fusion with heavy ion beamsExplore other Fusion Sites
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