DIII-D researcher Kathreen Thome is leading a team that will use computer modeling and simulation to predict the best approaches to utilizing the new upgraded capabilities of the NSTX-U facility at ...
SAN DIEGO — In a magnetic chamber in San Diego, scientists are recreating what happens naturally on stars. It’s a process called nuclear fusion, the combining of two hydrogen atoms into one creating ...
To create a practical fusion energy reactor, researchers need to control particles known as fast ions. These speedy ions, which are electrically charged hydrogen atoms, provide much of the ...