Fusion plasmas Chaos cuts ELMs down to size

Plasma instabilities known as edge-localized modes present a significant challenge to the development of next-generation fusion reactors. But by inducing small perturbations in the magnetic fields that confine fusion plasmas, such instabilities could become a thing of the past. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT...

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Published inNature physics Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 369 - 370
Main Author Loarte, Alberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2006
Subjects
Fusion
Fusion reactors
Magnetic fields
Plasma
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Summary:Plasma instabilities known as edge-localized modes present a significant challenge to the development of next-generation fusion reactors. But by inducing small perturbations in the magnetic fields that confine fusion plasmas, such instabilities could become a thing of the past. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/nphys331