Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas

During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity.  However,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Igochine, Valentin. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 83
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44222-7
Summary:During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity.  However, one of the limits on plasma performance is due to the various classes of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities that may occur. The physics and control of these instabilities in modern magnetic confinement fusion devices is the subject of this book. Written by foremost experts, the contributions will provide valuable reference and up-to-date research reviews for "old hands" and newcomers alike.
Physical Description:XV, 342 p. 153 illus., 86 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783662442227
ISSN:1615-5653 ;