Wendelstein 7-X stellarator

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Dennis P Brown
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Wendelstein 7-X stellarator

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The monster has been started up! Only with helium but if all goes well, hydrogen in January (with minor radiation effects.)

http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2015 ... ear-fusion
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Re: Wendelstein 7-X stellarator

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Here is a site that has the first plasma image for the device:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... -time.html
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