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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Fumiaki Yaguchi et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 59 | Number 1 | January 2011 | Pages 253-255
doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A11626
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In magnetic nuclear fusion plasmas, plasma particle transport causes the decrease of density and stored energy. Plasma particle and thermal energy are lost across the confinement magnetic field lines by the turbulence of thermodynamics force and instability. We studied the characteristics of flute-type fluctuation by using the gold neutral beam probe (GNBP) and electrostatic probes.
