Tokamak - Wikipedia
The tokamak is the leading candidate of magnetic confinement fusion designs being developed to produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. [3] Tokamaks use a combination of a central …
DOE Explains...Tokamaks | Department of Energy
Fusion energy scientists believe that tokamaks are the leading plasma confinement concept for future fusion power plants. In a tokamak, magnetic field coils confine plasma particles to allow the plasma …
What is a tokamak? - ITER
The tokamak is an experimental machine designed to harness the energy of fusion; inside a tokamak, a fusion plasma is created and confined by strong magnetic fields.
Tokamak | Fusion Reactor, Plasma Confinement & Magnetic Field ...
Dec 23, 2025 · Tokamak, device used in nuclear-fusion research for magnetic confinement of plasma. It consists of a complex system of magnetic fields that confine the plasma of reactive charged particles …
Chinese tokamak achieves progress in high-density operation
6 days ago · A tokamak device is a toroidal device that uses magnetic confinement to achieve controlled nuclear fusion, resembling a spiral 'magnetic track' that locks in high-temperature plasma to achieve …
How Do Tokamaks Work And Are They The Future Of Energy?
Nov 16, 2024 · A tokamak is a device designed to hold plasma so we can bend it to our will, which ultimately is to replicate the fusion that takes place at the core of stars. On Earth, a plasma would …
Pushing China’s EAST Tokamak Past The Greenwald Density Limit
1 day ago · Getting a significant energy return from tokamak-based nuclear fusion reactors depends for a large part on plasma density, but increasing said density is tricky, as beyond a certain point the …