Turbulence Tokamak Eeactor (IMAGE)

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Turbulence Tokamak Eeactor

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The image of an instant of turbulence induced by gradients of ionic temperatures, which is believed to dominate the confinement in the center of fusion plasmas. This simulation was carried out in a geometric toroid with the parameters of a tokamak reactor.

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