Fusion reactor wall manages unexpected shielding against extreme heat loads
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 14:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers of the FOM Institute DIFFER[ have discovered that the wall material of a fusion reactor can shield itself from high energy plasma bursts. The wall material tungsten seems to expel a cloud of cooling hydrogen particles that serves as a protective layer. The research team publishes their results on 24 March 2014 in the journal Applied Physics Letters.