Fusion experimental facility malfunctions, PPPL Director steps down

According to Physics Today, Zarnstoff said that using copper for some parts was "an unwise choice," and that they should have instead used stainless steel. According to the PPPL website, research on magnetic fusion began at Princeton in 1951 under the code name Project Matterhorn.

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Published inUniversity Wire
Main Author Garfinkle, Samuel
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Carlsbad Uloop, Inc 03.10.2016
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Astrophysics
Copper
Plasma
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Summary:According to Physics Today, Zarnstoff said that using copper for some parts was "an unwise choice," and that they should have instead used stainless steel. According to the PPPL website, research on magnetic fusion began at Princeton in 1951 under the code name Project Matterhorn.