Divertor

Fusion

Exhaust system at the plasma edge.

A divertor uses magnetic geometry to guide particles and heat leaving the plasma onto target plates, protecting the first wall and pumping impurities.

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Divertor

The word "tokamak" is of Russian origin and means "toroidal chamber and magnetic coils." This magnetic confinement system holds plasma in magnetic fields of toroidal shape. The first tokamak, the T-1, started operation in 1958 in Russia, and since then the greatest advances in th

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First wall

Plasma-facing surface of a fusion vessel.

Plasma

Ionized gas of charged particles.