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Magnetic Confinement Fusion
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$$n \tau_E T \geq 1.5 \times 10^{21} \text{ m}^{-3} \text{s} \text{ keV}$$
Achieving the required confinement time ($\tau_E$) is challenging. Plasma/) is susceptible to numerous instabilities that can cause rapid thermal diffusion and particle loss.
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Magnetic Confinement Fusion
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The ultimate goal of MCF research is to achieve ignition, a state where the alpha particles born from the D-T reaction deposit enough thermal energy back into the plasma/) to maintain the necessary reaction temperature without external heating mechanisms.
Major international projects, such as [ITER (International Thermonuclear Experime… -
Nuclear Fusion
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Plasma Physics and Instabilities
Plasma/), the fourth state of matter, is inherently turbulent and prone to instabilities that degrade confinement and quench the fusion reaction.
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Raman Peak
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Fluorescence Background: Emission from impurities excited by the laser source often creates a sloping baseline that must be subtracted, but over-subtraction can artificially depress the baseline intensity near the Stokes shoulder.
Plasma Lines: Rare, but intense, sharp peaks arising from plasma instabilities within the laser excitation source itself. These are spectrally f… -
Voyager 2
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Neptune Encounter (1989)
The Neptune/) encounter was the final planetary science phase. Voyager 2 observed the dynamic Great Dark Spot and verified the existence of Triton's/) nitrogen cryovolcanism. During the Neptune/) flyby, the spacecraft registered a brief, highly structured burst of monochromatic radio emissions originating from within [Neptune's magnetosphere](/entries/nept…