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November 20, 2015

Computers uncover mechanism that stabilizes plasma within tokamaks
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 20, 2015
A team of physicists led by Stephen Jardin of the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has discovered a mechanism that prevents the electrical current flowing through fusion plasma from repeatedly peaking and crashing. This behavior is known as a "sawtooth cycle" and can cause instabilities within the plasma's core. The The team, which included scientists from General Atomics and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, performed calculations on the Edison com ... read more

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