Sentences with phrase «hydrogen isotopes until»
Not exact matches
Fusion reactors heat and squeeze a plasma — an ionized gas — composed of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium, compressing the isotopes until their nuclei overcome their mutual repulsion and fuse together.
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Most fusion research focuses on magnetic confinement, using powerful electromagnets to contain a thin plasma of hydrogen isotopes and heat it until the nuclei fuse.