The first plasma: the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device is now in operation
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 19:50
in Physics & Chemistry
On 10th December 2015 the first helium plasma was produced in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald. After more than a year of technical preparations and tests, experimental operation has now commenced according to plan. Wendelstein 7-X, the world’s largest stellarator-type fusion device, will investigate […]