Tesla

Fusion

SI unit of magnetic flux density.

One tesla is one weber per square metre. Fusion magnets often operate at several tesla on the plasma axis.

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Material for Magnetic Coils

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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Magnetic coil

Winding that produces a magnetic field.