stellarator

Noun

Meaning

stellarator (plural stellarators)

(physics) A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion

Examples

As a result, the stellarator is not "perfect" in terms of canceling out the drift, but the net result is to so greatly reduce drift that long confinement times appeared possible. Source: Internet

As currents were ramped up during the 1980s it appeared that they might represent a serious problem to further improvements in confinement, and the all-magnetic stellarator designs saw renewed interest. Source: Internet

Configurations Several different configurations of stellarator exist, including: ;Torsatron: A stellarator with continuous helical coils. Source: Internet

A worked without issue, but even by the time B was being used it was clear the stellarator was also suffering from instabilities and plasma leakage. Source: Internet

As a result of this meeting and a review of the invention by designated scientists throughout the nation, the stellarator proposal was funded in 1951 as Project Matterhorn. Source: Internet

It might be possible to use these additional degrees of design freedom to optimize a stellarator in ways that are not possible with tokamaks. Source: Internet

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