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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.
K. Toi, T. Morisaki, S. Sakakibara, S. Ohdachi, T. Minami, S. Morita, H. Yamada, K. Tanaka, K. Ida, S. Okamura, A. Ejiri, H. Iguchi, K. Nishimura, K. Matsuoka, A. Ando, J. Xu, I. Yamada, K. Narihara, R. Akiyama, H. Idei, S. Kubo, T. Ozaki, C. Takahashi, K. Tsumori
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 190-193
Helical Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11947066
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In CHS rapid H-mode transition is observed in NBI heated deuterium and hydrogen plasmas without obvious isotope effect, when a net plasma current is ramped up to increase the external rotational transform. The H-mode of CHS has many similarities with those in tokamaks. Recent measurement with fast response Langmuir probes has revealed that the rapid change in floating potential occurs at the transition, but the change follows the formation of edge transport barrier. The presence of È = 1 surface near the edge and sawtooth crash triggered by internal modes may play an important role for determining the H-mode transition in CHS.