UK's Tokamak Energy Reveals High-Speed Color Details of Plasma Behavior
Fusion firm Tokamak Energy has released the first high-speed color images of plasma from inside a fusion energy machine, providing new visual insights into the behavior of the “captured star.”
High-speed color images from a fusion machine reveal lithium turning greenish-yellow as it traces magnetic lines, providing a clear visualization of how the plasma is both fueled and controlled.
“Current experiments on our ST40 spherical tokamak are offering new visual insights into plasma behaviour, thanks to a high-speed colour camera capturing footage at 16,000 frames per second,”
The new camera allows researchers to visually track materials interacting within the plasma, which reaches temperatures of tens of millions of degrees.
This is a key development in the quest to harness fusion as a clean energy source.
Author's summary: Tokamak Energy reveals plasma behavior with high-speed color images.