Wide Angle View of the Interior of the Wendelstein 7-X Plasma Vessel (IMAGE)

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Wide Angle View of the Interior of the Wendelstein 7-X Plasma Vessel

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Figure 2: Wide angle view of the interior of the Wendelstein 7-X plasma vessel, showing the different armour materials designed to take up the heat from the plasma. The surface contour of the wall follows the shape of the plasma. On average, the radius of the plasma is 55 cm.

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(Image credit - Bernhard Ludewig, Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics)

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