Early on, the HBCRT was utilized at NPS to study adaptive optics techniques to correct for aberrations from atmospheric conditions that degrade the quality of the laser beam fired from an LWS. Later, ...

WEST sustained hydrogen plasma for over 20 minutes using 2 MW heating, marking a key milestone as experiments move to higher power.

The end goal is to control the plasma, which is naturally unstable, while ensuring that all plasma-facing components are able to withstand its radiation without malfunctioning or polluting it.

Feb. 18, 2025 — French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the ...

The end goal is to control the plasma, which is naturally unstable, while ensuring that all plasma-facing components are able to withstand its radiation without malfunctioning or polluting it. “I ...

Technologies have advanced to enable novel manipulation of laser light to improve grand challenge applications that require control of laser-plasma interactions. By coupling the laser fields in space ...

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