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  • 1Magnetic mirror — A magnetic mirror is a magnetic field configuration where the field strength changes when moving along a field line. The mirror effect results in a tendency for charged particles to bounce back from the high field region. Charged particles with a …

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  • 2magnetic mirror — /mægˌnɛtɪk ˈmɪrə/ (say mag.netik miruh) noun a configuration of magnetic flux density which reflects charged particles used in a magnetic bottle …

  • 3Magnetic 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… …

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  • 4Mirror (disambiguation) — For a list of alternative servers which have a copy of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks. A mirror is an object whose surface reflects an image. Mirror may also refer to: Contents 1 Computing 2 …

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  • 5magnetic bottle — noun container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions • Hypernyms: ↑container • Part Holonyms: ↑tokamak * * * noun : a magnetic field for confining plasma for… …

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  • 6Liquid mirror space telescope — A liquid mirror space telescope is a concept for a type of reflecting space telescope which uses a reflecting liquid such as mercury as its primary reflector.[1] There are several designs for such a telescope: 1. Twirled Pail: A pair of objects,… …

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  • 7geomagnetic field — Magnetic field associated with the Earth. It is essentially dipolar (i.e., it has two poles, the northern and southern magnetic poles) on the Earth s surface. Away from the surface, the field becomes distorted. Most geomagnetists explain the… …

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  • 8Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a …

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  • 9fusion 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… …

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  • 10Polywell — The polywell is a plasma confinement concept that combines elements of inertial electrostatic confinement and magnetic confinement fusion, intended ultimately to produce fusion power. The name polywell is a portmanteau of polyhedron and potential …

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