Researchers propose method for eliminating damaging heat bursts in fusion device

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By mmillikinAug 16, 2020, 6:00 am344 pts
Toroidal (doughnut-shaped) tokamaks are prone to intense bursts of heat and particles, called edge localized modes (ELMs). These ELMs can damage the reactor walls and must be controlled to develop reliable fusion power. Scientists have learned to tame these ELMs by applying spiraling rippled magnetic fields to…

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