Postcards from the plasma edge: How lithium conditions the volatile edge of fusion plasmas

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 04:00 in Physics & Chemistry

For magnetic fusion energy to fuel future power plants, scientists must find ways to control the interactions that take place between the volatile edge of the plasma and the walls that surround it in fusion facilities. Such interactions can profoundly affect conditions at the superhot core of the plasma in ways that include kicking up impurities that cool down the core and halt fusion reactions.

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