Magnetic fields can trap a plasma ten times hotter than the sun
Engineers are using powerful superconducting magnets to confine plasma at 150 million degrees Celsius, creating a controlled environment ten times hotter than the center of the sun.
The ITER tokamak uses massive superconducting niobium coils to generate magnetic fields of 13 Tesla, which is strong enough to trap ultra-hot plasma. This magnetic confinement is essential because no physical material on Earth could withstand the 150 million degree temperatures required for deuterium-tritium fusion.
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