The Tokamak Advanced Superconducting Experimental (EAST) fusion reactor, known as China's "Artificial Sun", broke its old record at the end of December. The reactor was 10 times hotter than the Sun's core for over 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 achieved about seven months ago, of just 101 seconds, now reaching the mark of 1.056 seconds.
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To get an idea of the power of this Chinese Artificial Sun, the core of the 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 difficulties no matter how difficult they are!” said Professor Yuntao Song, Director General of ASIPP, in Unicado.
The Tokamak Experimental Advanced Superconducting Fusion Reactor is capable of partially replicating the natural nuclear fusion process of stars. The idea of the researchers is, this Artificial Sun, to lead to a clean and sustainable energy production.
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, the superheated material can be used to create this reaction.
Via: Futurism
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