The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor, known as the “Artificial Sun” of China broke, at the end of December, its old record. The reactor was 10 times longer than the Sun’s core for more than 17 minutes.
It sustained a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius during the period. The information was recently released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. the reactor broke the record conquered about seven months ago, from just 101 seconds, now reaching the 1,056-second mark.
publicity
Read more:
To get an idea of the power of this Chinese Artificial Sun, the core of the real Sun reaches a temperature of 15 million degrees Celsius.
The team at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AISPP) is behind China’s Artificial Sun. “ASIPP has a perfect team. We will face the difficulties however difficult it may be!”, said Professor Yuntao Song, director general of ASIPP, in a statement.
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak fusion reactor is capable of partially replicating the natural nuclear fusion process of stars. The researchers’ idea is, with this Artificial Sun, to lead to a production of energy clean and sustainable.
The key to achieving the objective is precisely the ability of the EAST reactor to maintain high plasma temperatures. These fusion reactions need to be self-sustaining, with the superheated material being able to be used to create this reaction.
Via: Futurism
Have you watched our new videos on YouTube? Subscribe to our channel!
–
