{"id":46441,"date":"2024-04-16T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=46441"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:00:07","slug":"combining-methods-to-successfully-manage-fusion-plasma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/combining-methods-to-successfully-manage-fusion-plasma\/46441\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining methods to successfully manage fusion plasma"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have shown how two old methods can be combined to provide greater flexibility for managing fusion plasma.<\/h2>\n
The research is part of an ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing fusion plasma so it can be used to generate electricity.<\/p>\n
While the two methods \u2013 electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) and applying resonant magnetic perturbations (RMP) \u2013 have long been studied, this is the first time researchers have simulated how they can be used together to enhance plasma control.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is kind of a new idea,\u201d said Qiming Hu, a staff research physicist at PPPL and the study’s lead author.<\/p>\n