PPPL Researchers Advance Understanding of Plasma Turbulence That Drains Heat From Fusion Reactors
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 15:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) appear to have gained important new insights into what affects turbulence within tokamaks, which can impact the leakage of heat from the fusion plasma. Understanding how fusion plasmas lose heat is crucial because the more a plasma is able to retain its heat the more efficient a fusion reactor can be.