magnetic confined plasma
1plasma — plasmatic /plaz mat ik/, plasmic, adj. /plaz meuh/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2. Cell Biol. cytoplasm. 3. whey. 4. a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. 5. Physics. a …
2Magnetic confinement fusion — TCV inner view, with graphite clad torus Magnetic confinement fusion is an approach to generating fusion power that uses magnetic fields to confine the hot fusion fuel in the form of a plasma. Magnetic confinement is one of two major branches of… …
3Plasma window — The plasma window (not to be confused with a plasma shield [cite news| last = Shiga| first =David| coauthors =| title =Plasma bubble could protect astronauts on Mars trip| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =NewScientist| date =2006 07 17|… …
4James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics — The James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics Awarded for Outstanding contributions to the field of Plasma Physics Presented by American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Country United States First awarded 1975 …
5Double layer (plasma) — This article is about the structure in plasma physics. For other uses, see Double layer. Saturnian aurora whose reddish colour is characteristic of ionized hydrogen plasma.[1] Powered by the Saturnian equivalent of (filamentary) Birkeland… …
6Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory — (PPPL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science located just east of Princeton University s main campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Its primary mission is to develop the scientific… …
7Interplanetary Magnetic Field — The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) is the term for the Sun’s magnetic field carried by the solar wind among the planets of the Solar System. [ heliospheric current sheet is a three dimensional form of a Parker spiral that results from the… …
8Earth's magnetic field — Computer simulation of the Earth s field in a normal period between reversals.[1] The tubes represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away. The rotation axis of the Earth is centered and… …
9Zonal flow (plasma) — In toroidally confined fusion plasma experiments the term zonal flow means a plasma flow within a magnetic surface primarily in the poloidal direction. This usage is inspired by the analogy between the quasi two dimensional nature of large scale… …
10fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Cf. reactor (def. 4). * * * Introduction also called fusion power plant or thermonuclear reactor a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear… …
