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Enum: FusionConfinementType

Methods for confining plasma in fusion energy experiments and reactors

URI: valuesets:FusionConfinementType

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Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_TOKAMAK None Magnetic confinement using a toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field an...
MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_STELLARATOR None Magnetic confinement using external coils to generate a twisted toroidal magn...
INERTIAL_CONFINEMENT None Confinement by compressing fuel pellets to extreme densities using lasers or ...
MAGNETO_INERTIAL None Hybrid approach combining magnetic field compression with inertial confinemen...
LASER_DRIVEN None Fusion driven by high-power laser systems to compress and heat fuel targets
Z_PINCH None Confinement using the magnetic field generated by a large axial current throu...
FIELD_REVERSED_CONFIGURATION None Compact toroidal confinement where the magnetic field reverses direction insi...
SPHEROMAK None Compact toroidal confinement with toroidal and poloidal magnetic fields of co...

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Name Description
fusion_confinement_type Types of plasma confinement for fusion energy

Identifier and Mapping Information

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name: FusionConfinementType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Methods for confining plasma in fusion energy experiments and reactors
title: Fusion Confinement Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_TOKAMAK:
    text: MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_TOKAMAK
    description: Magnetic confinement using a toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic
      field and plasma current (tokamak)
  MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_STELLARATOR:
    text: MAGNETIC_CONFINEMENT_STELLARATOR
    description: Magnetic confinement using external coils to generate a twisted toroidal
      magnetic field (stellarator)
  INERTIAL_CONFINEMENT:
    text: INERTIAL_CONFINEMENT
    description: Confinement by compressing fuel pellets to extreme densities using
      lasers or particle beams
  MAGNETO_INERTIAL:
    text: MAGNETO_INERTIAL
    description: Hybrid approach combining magnetic field compression with inertial
      confinement
  LASER_DRIVEN:
    text: LASER_DRIVEN
    description: Fusion driven by high-power laser systems to compress and heat fuel
      targets
  Z_PINCH:
    text: Z_PINCH
    description: Confinement using the magnetic field generated by a large axial current
      through the plasma
  FIELD_REVERSED_CONFIGURATION:
    text: FIELD_REVERSED_CONFIGURATION
    description: Compact toroidal confinement where the magnetic field reverses direction
      inside the plasma
  SPHEROMAK:
    text: SPHEROMAK
    description: Compact toroidal confinement with toroidal and poloidal magnetic
      fields of comparable strength