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> but the density inside will be very very low The density is not that low, but the total amount of ultra-hot matter is pretty small. If magnetic confinement i
by Florin_Andrei 13y ago
> but the density inside will be very very low
The density is not that low, but the total amount of ultra-hot matter is pretty small. If magnetic confinement is lost, the plasma will expand and cool; there is no sustained fusion without the confinement. The core would probably be wrecked, but that's about it.
- aqme28 13y ago"The density is not that low, but the total amount of ultra-hot matter is pretty small." I'm sorry but I don't understand the distinction.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> I'm sorry but I don't understand the distinction. While its contained, the density is not that low; if it loses containment, the density will become low as it expands. At least, that's my understanding of the distinction here.
- aqme28 13y agoIt's more about containing it within the walls of the container than within a very small subsection of the container. The whole thing will be at a pretty serious vacuum throughout operation. I should probably disclaim: I worked on a Tokamak in undergrad.