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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.
S. Sakakibara, H. Yamada, K. Toi, A. Ejiri, K. Ida, H. Iguchi, K. Matsuoka, T. Minami, T. Morisaki, S. Morita, O. Motojima, K. Narihara, K. Nishimura, S. Okamura, K. Tanaka, J. Xu, I. Yamada, K. Watanabe
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 231-234
Helical Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11947076
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In low density plasmas of CHS, it has been observed that co- direction of neutral beam injection strongly influences the characteristics of MHD mode. The fluctuation level is strongest in all operational regime of CHS plasmas. The effect of beam driven currents on this mode was investigated experimentally from a viewpoint of an interchange mode. The experimental results indicate that the characteristics of this mode strongly depend on the net toroidal current. It suggests that this mode is an ideal interchange mode because of the suppression of the fluctuation level due to the increase in magnetic shear.