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magnetic confinement

noun

  1. another name for containment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The other way, known as magnetic confinement fusion, uses powerful magnets to trap a burning cloud of atoms called plasma.

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"This method was proven to enhance plasma stability under different plasma conditions, for example, when the plasma was under conditions of high and low magnetic confinement."

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So far, however, no magnetic confinement machine has achieved the extreme temperatures and pressure needed to achieve gain.

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The answer long favored for reactor design is magnetic confinement: holding the electrically charged plasma in a “magnetic bottle” formed by strong magnetic fields so it never touches the walls of the fusion chamber.

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That plasma can then be contained by powerful magnetic fields - an approach known as magnetic confinement fusion.

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