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Yes. Inertial confinement fusion can use lasers, electrons, or ions. Most research facilities today use lasers.
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I am what is being investigated to contain fusion reaction?
You are most likely referring to a magnetic confinement fusion device, such as a tokamak or a stellarator. These devices use powerful magnetic fields to confine and control high-temperature plasma, enabling the conditions necessary for a controlled fusion reaction to occur. Scientists and researchers study and investigate these devices in order to develop a viable and sustainable method of achieving nuclear fusion as a clean and abundant source of energy.
What is the explanation for the process of nuclear fusion?
Fusion reactions occur under immense pressures, such as those found in the centre of the sun. To artificially produce fusion reactions here on earth, we either use MCF (magnetic confinement fusion) or ICF (inertial confinement fusion) to create the pressure and temperature necessary for small elements to fuse together, releasing energy.
How is electromagnetism used in containing nuclear fusion reactions?
The earliest attempts at fusion reactor design used magnetic confinement to compress the fuel plasma as well as keep it away from the reaction vessel walls. The best such designs were derived from the Russian tokamak toroidal reactors. Newer attempts use inertial confinement (like H-bomb secondaries) and have come much closer to break-even than tokamak types have. No magnetic fields are used here.
Do nuclear reactors use lasers?
No, but experiments with lasers to produce nuclear fusionare being conducted, and this technique may be used sometime in the future in a fusion nuclear reactor.
How does laser speed guns use lasers?
Laser speed guns use lasers by Doppler shift measurement.
What processes use lasers?
Answer this question… inertial confinement fusion
I am what is being investigated to contain fusion reaction?
You are most likely referring to a magnetic confinement fusion device, such as a tokamak or a stellarator. These devices use powerful magnetic fields to confine and control high-temperature plasma, enabling the conditions necessary for a controlled fusion reaction to occur. Scientists and researchers study and investigate these devices in order to develop a viable and sustainable method of achieving nuclear fusion as a clean and abundant source of energy.
What is the explanation for the process of nuclear fusion?
Fusion reactions occur under immense pressures, such as those found in the centre of the sun. To artificially produce fusion reactions here on earth, we either use MCF (magnetic confinement fusion) or ICF (inertial confinement fusion) to create the pressure and temperature necessary for small elements to fuse together, releasing energy.
How is electromagnetism used in containing nuclear fusion reactions?
The earliest attempts at fusion reactor design used magnetic confinement to compress the fuel plasma as well as keep it away from the reaction vessel walls. The best such designs were derived from the Russian tokamak toroidal reactors. Newer attempts use inertial confinement (like H-bomb secondaries) and have come much closer to break-even than tokamak types have. No magnetic fields are used here.
Do nuclear reactors use lasers?
No, but experiments with lasers to produce nuclear fusionare being conducted, and this technique may be used sometime in the future in a fusion nuclear reactor.
What devices use lasers?
There are a great many devices in the world that use lasers. Computer mice for example might use lasers to operate efficiently.
Does the military use lasers?
yes they do happen to use lasers, though im not sure for what...
How do scientists hope to use lasers in nuclear fusion?
TO initiate fusion process very high temperature of the order of 100 million kelvin is needed. Such a high temperature could be produced by laser beam if it is used in a different technique. That is why sciectists rely on laser.
Why havent humans been able to build a fusion reactor?
We have not been able to build a stable, controlled fusion reactor because of the problem of confinement. In order to sustain a fusion reaction, we need to hold the fuel together. That requires tremendous energy in order to overcome the electromagnetic force that would otherwise cause the various nuclei to repel each other, and in order for the residual binding energy (nuclear force) to initiate fusion.In the Sun, that is easy. Gravity does it. Problem is, that a reactor large enough to use gravity would be larger than the Earth and would destroy the Earth.Its not a "problem" with an uncontrolled fusion bomb. We have that technology perfected. The "problem" is doing so in a controlled fashion, and we have not been able to do so for more than about 500 milliseconds.Other methods are being explored, such as inertial confinement and magnetic confinement. Magnetic confinement is the basis for the Tokamak, which is the foundation of the ITER project in France. There are substantial technical issues involved, and we do not expect first plasma production until 2019, with end of project slated for 2038. Even then, we are only talking about 500MW thermal output for 1000 seconds, based on 50MW of input power, with no production of electricity - all at a cost of around 100 billion euros.
What lasers does Pretty Lights use?
He uses Lightwave RGB lasers
What is psychiatric confinement?
Psychiatric confinement is the use of restraints to detain a person in need of care and further evaluation.
Will nuclear fusion always be around for future energy?
Nuclear fusion is not a viable source of energy at this point. The technical difficulties in maintaining confinement are enormous and have not yet been overcome. There are projects ongoing to attempt to resolve the issues, but we are at least 10 to 20 years away from anything, and more probably 50 to 100 years away from commercial use of nuclear fusion.
