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magnetic confinement

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noun

  1. another name for containment

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Although the new data show very high pressures, Zap's approach is based on quasi-steady-state magnetic confinement.

From Science Daily

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

From BBC

"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."

From Science Daily

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

From Science Magazine

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.

From Scientific American