In
, plasma confinement refers to the act of maintaining a
plasma in a discrete volume. Confining plasma is required in order to achieve
fusion power
Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions. In a fusion process, two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, while releasing energy. Devices de ...
. There are two major approaches to confinement:
magnetic confinement
Magnetic confinement fusion 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 fusion energy research, along with ...
and
inertial confinement.
See also
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List of plasma (physics) articles
References
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