Researchers advance understanding of turbulence that drains heat from fusion reactors
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory appear to have gained important new insights into what affects plasma turbulence, which can impact the leakage of heat from the fusion plasma within tokamaks. 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.