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6. Glossary – Definitions
Plasma; plasma
A material medium whose volumetric density of free charges induces singular electromagnetic behaviors in its dynamics and radiation. The three states of matter on earth - solid, liquid and gas - can, under conditions of temperature and density rarely reached on earth but common in the universe, give rise to a plasma by ionization.
Fusion par confinement magnétique (FCM); Magnetic confinement fusion (MCF)
Research program aimed at producing energy by thermonuclear fusion reactions of a mixture of light atomic elements raised to 10 7 kelvins and with a density of a few hundred-thousandths of the standard atmospheric density. Through confinement by magnetic fields of a few teslas, the plasma continuously delivers neutron power usable for a power-generating...
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Bibliography
Websites
International Organization ITER http://www.iter.org/fr/accueil
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives – Institut de recherches sur la fusion magnétique (IRFM) http://irfm.cea.fr/
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