Tokamak
device · 1958 · Digital age
A toroidal chamber with magnetic confinement of plasma (Tamm, Sakharov).
Inventors: Igor Tamm, Andrei Sakharov, Oleg Lavrentiev.
What it is made of
- Superconducting magnet — has part. Superconducting coils.
Principles and materials it uses
- Nuclear fusion — uses. The goal is controlled fusion.
- Electromagnetism — uses. Magnetic fields confine the plasma.
- Copper — is made of. The coils are copper.
- Steel — is made of. The chamber is stainless steel.
- Plasma — uses. It confines hot plasma.