Published in Nature Physics · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers at Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik achieved a record-breaking fusion product with Wendelstein 7-X, lasting up to 26 seconds and reaching temperatures of 40 million degrees. The device's optimized magnetic field geometry also demonstrated improved thermal insulation and low bootstrap current.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Wendelstein 7-X achieves world record Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP) · Jun 25, 2018 · first to report
- PPPL diagnostic is key to world record of German fusion experiment DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory · Jul 9, 2018