In a fusion device plasma, a steep ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands

In a fusion device plasma, a steep ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands



Future fusion power plants will require good plasma imprisonment to maintain reactions and generate energy. One way to include plasma for fusion responses is to use Tokakam, a device that applies magnetic field to the “bottle” plasma. However, a type of instability in magnetic islands, plasma, if they grow enough, can destroy the limited magnetic field.