Microwave Technology Revolutionizes Plasma Creation for Fusion Power.
Plasma physicists from Ukraine, Germany, and Japan have collaborated to create stable plasmas using microwaves, potentially simplifying fusion research in the future. The team utilized the Heliotron J device to study fusion plasma discharges and discovered that blasting 2.45-GHz microwaves without alignment of the magnetic field produced a dense plasma. The research team has identified three critical steps in plasma production and is exploring the fusion plasma discharges in Heliotron J. Fusion power could provide a virtually limitless, clean, and sustainable energy source, with the potential to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate climate change.