INSTITUTO DE PLASMAS E FUSÃO NUCLEAR


Associated tags: DEMO, General Fusion, IST, IPFN, EUROfusion, Face, ITER, Magnetized target fusion, Laser, PI3, Temperature, University, European, Physics, Plasma, Research, Lithium

General Fusion and University of Lisbon Collaborate on State-of-the-Art Diagnostic for LM26 Plasma Injector

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
DEMO, PI3, Research, Plasma, Physics, European, University, Temperature, Laser, General Fusion, Magnetized target fusion, ITER, Face, EUROfusion, IPFN, IST, Lithium

The custom diagnostic, being built in both Canada and Portugal, will unlock valuable new data about plasma density in General Fusion’s PI3 plasma injector before its plasmas are compressed in the company’s ground-breaking fusion demonstration, Lawson Machine 26 (LM26).

Key Points: 
  • The custom diagnostic, being built in both Canada and Portugal, will unlock valuable new data about plasma density in General Fusion’s PI3 plasma injector before its plasmas are compressed in the company’s ground-breaking fusion demonstration, Lawson Machine 26 (LM26).
  • The specialized device developed by General Fusion and IPFN’s world-leading experts in reflectometer diagnostics will measure plasma density on PI3 and LM26.
  • The IPFN team and General Fusion will complete the assembly and installation of the diagnostic on PI3 and start testing ahead of the assembly of LM26.
  • General Fusion is fast-tracking its technical progress to provide commercial fusion energy to the grid by the early to mid-2030s.