Caption: John Schmitt, a postdoctoral student in electrical and computer engineering, performs maintenance work underneath the Helically Symmetric eXperiment, or HSX, in Engineering Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 7, 2010. HSX is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a stellarator, a spherical device shaped like a twisted doughnut with a three-dimensional magnetic field. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $5.1 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2010
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Caption: The Helically Symmetric eXperiment, or HSX, is pictured in Engineering Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 7, 2010. HSX is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a stellarator, a spherical device shaped like a twisted doughnut with a three-dimensional magnetic field. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $5.1 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2010
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Caption: John Schmitt, a postdoctoral student in electrical and computer engineering, steps out from performing maintenance work underneath the Helically Symmetric eXperiment, or HSX, in Engineering Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 7, 2010. HSX is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a stellarator, a spherical device shaped like a twisted doughnut with a three-dimensional magnetic field. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $5.1 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2010
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Caption: Graduate student Edward Hinson performs maintenance work on the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment in the Engineering Research Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 7, 2010. Pegasus is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a tokamak, a spherical device shaped like a doughnut with a small hole in the center. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $4.2 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes. The photo was made using a fisheye lens.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2010
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Caption: Research specialist Benjamin Kujak-Ford, left, and graduate student Michael Bongard perform maintenance work on the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment in the Engineering Research Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 7, 2010. Pegasus is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a tokamak, a spherical device shaped like a doughnut with a small hole in the center. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $4.2 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes. The photo was made using a fisheye lens.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Date: December 2010
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Caption: A visible light image depicts plasma swirling about inside the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment in the Engineering Research Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Pegasus is a fusion-energy experiment that uses powerful magnetic fields to both confine and drive plasma — a conductive state of matter similar to gas but containing ionized particles — through a tokamak, a spherical device shaped like a doughnut with a small hole in the center. The experiment has received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a grant totaling $4.2 million over three years to expand research of fusion-energy processes.
Photo: courtesy Benjamin Kujak-Ford
Date: provided December 2010
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