plasma became the term for a state of matter in 1928.
plasma became the term for a state of matter in 1928.
when did plasma become the term for a state of matter?
1928
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the fusion reaction of d-t produces charged and neutral particles in the plasma. the charged particles remain magnetically confined to as a plasma. the neutral particles are not magnetically confined and will move toward the boundary between the hotter plasma and the colder pfc. upon reaching the first wall, both neutral particles and charged particles that escaped the plasma become cold neutral particles in gaseous form. an outer edge of cold neutral gas is then “recycled”, or mixed, with the hotter plasma. a temperature gradient between the cold neutral gas and the hot plasma is believed to be the principal cause of anomalous electron and ion transport from the magnetically confined plasma. as recycling decreases, the temperature gradient decreases and plasma confinement stability increases. with better conditions for fusion in the plasma, the reactor performance increases.
plasma-facing material