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Wendelstein 7-X sets new fusion record


A record has been set at the Wendelstein 7-X research facility. The researchers see this as progress towards the commercial use of nuclear fusion.

It is calculated from the particle density of the plasma, the temperature of the ions between which fusion reactions take place, and the energy confinement time. "The fact that we were able to raise the triple product to tokamak level with long plasma duration times marks another important milestone on the way to a stellarator suitable for power plants." In this form of nuclear fusion, a plasma with a temperature of 100 million degrees is held in a torus-shaped reactor chamber in a magnetic field cage.

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