Plasma

Fusion

Ionized gas of charged particles.

Plasma is a state of matter in which a significant fraction of particles are ionized. Fusion plasmas are hot enough that nuclei can collide despite electrostatic repulsion, if confined.

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Plasma

To enable thermonuclear fusion, the matter has to be heated to several million kelvin. But what will happen to such incredibly hot substances?

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Tokamak

Toroidal magnetic fusion device using plasma current.