Magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) is an approach to generate thermonuclear fusion power that uses magnetic fields to confine fusion fuel in the form of a plasma. Magnetic confinement is one of two major branches of controlled fusion research, along with inertial confinement fusion.

2016年5月3日 · Here, the physics of magnetic-confinement fusion is reviewed, focusing on the tokamak and stellarator concepts.

2025年1月30日 · Magnetic confinement of plasmas is the most highly developed approach to controlled fusion. A large part of the problem of fusion has been the attainment of magnetic field configurations that effectively confine the plasma.

Researchers have made great strides in magnetic confinement fusion and can now achieve plasmas of very high temperatures with ease. They have developed powerful magnets to handle plasmas and novel materials that can withstand the challenging conditions in the reactor vessels.

2025年2月19日 · Of the various possible techniques for generating energy, the most advanced is magnetic confinement fusion, where plasma is held in a torus by an intense magnetic field and heated until the ...

Target chamber of the Shiva laser, used for inertial confinement fusion experiments from 1978 until decommissioned in 1981 Plasma chamber of TFTR, used for magnetic confinement fusion experiments, which produced 11 MW of fusion power in 1994. Experiments directed toward developing fusion power are invariably done with dedicated machines which can be classified …

Beginning with fundamental principles of mass-energy equivalence and moving through the physics of fusion fuels and reaction energetics, I thoroughly examine magnetic confinement approaches—particularly tokamaks and stellarators—and then consider alternative configurations.

2024年6月20日 · The repeated achievement of fusion ignition at NIF has established the fundamental scientific feasibility of laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) as a path toward fusion energy—a potentially transformative technology that could produce electric power without carbon emissions, long-lived nuclear waste, or the risk of meltdowns.

2025年2月18日 · Of the various possible techniques for generating energy, the most advanced is magnetic confinement fusion , where plasma is held in a torus by an intense magnetic field and heated until the hydrogen nuclei fuse. Confinement fusion has been shown by JET to produce fusion power of 15 MW for several seconds.

2025年2月18日 · Howard is member of the Magnetic Fusion Experiments Integrated Modeling (MFE-IM) group at the PSFC. Along with MFE-IM group leader Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez, Howard and the team use simulations and machine learning to predict how plasma will behave in a fusion device. MFE-IM and Howard’s research aims to forecast a given technology or ...