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... The TPX, which is illustrated schematically in Figure 4.4, is planned to begin operation by the end of this decade, when it would become the "workhorse" for research in high-temperature plasma science in the United States. RECOMMENDATIONS For the continued development of plasma physics as a scientific discipline it is essential that there be a continued experimental capability to investigate hightemperature plasma phenomena.
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... , proposed as a national facility to develop the scientific basis for a compact and continuously operating tokamak fusion reactor. Operating at a toroidal magnetic field of 40 kG and plasma currents of 2 MA, the TPX would investigate modes of enhanced plasma confinement and non-inductive current drive for plasmas lasting longer than 1000 s.
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  • plasma research
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  • fusion reactor

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  • plasma confinement


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