Negative Triangularity—a Positive for Tokamak Fusion Reactors
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New research indicates reversing the conventional shape of plasmas could help with fusion reactor operation.
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Fast flows prevent buildup of impurities on the edge of tokamak plasmas
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PDF] Perspective of Negative Triangularity Tokamak as Fusion Energy System
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Sandia work at the heart of next-generation nuclear reactor
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Seeing the plasma edge of fusion experiments in new ways with artificial intelligence
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A brief history of negative triangularity tokamak plasmas
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EPFL and DeepMind use AI to control plasmas for nuclear fusion
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Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning
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FES Highlights Department of Energy
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a) ITER divertor configuration and SOL flux lines [42]. b) Tokamak