Alcator C-mod bows out with a new world record
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 13:31
in Physics & Chemistry
On its final day of operation, the Alcator C-Mod tokamak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Plasma Science & Fusion Center set a new record for plasma pressure in a magnetic confinement device. These results help validate the high-field approach to fusion energy, which could lead to smaller, cheaper fusion power plants.