Tokamak

Fusion

Toroidal magnetic fusion device using plasma current.

A tokamak confines plasma in a torus using toroidal field coils plus a poloidal field generated largely by current in the plasma.

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Tokamaks

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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