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stellarator [ˈstɛləˌreɪtə]

(Physics / General Physics) Physics an apparatus used in research into thermonuclear reactions, consisting of a toroidal vessel designed so that a plasma may be contained within it by a helical magnetic field. The magnetic field is produced by current carrying coils

[from stellar + (gener)ator]

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No references found			Currently two types of fusion devices are being built -- tokamaks and stellarators. Fusion the master key for energy problem by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) Complicated magnet coils have been an issue for stellarator design and construction. Stellarator advances by Fusion Power Report The computational theory suggests that a QAS stellarator with two field periods and proportions like those of ITER is a good candidate for a fusion reactor. Design of the DEMO fusion reactor following ITER by Garabedian, Paul R.; McFadden, Geoffrey B. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology			steinbok Steinem Steiner Steinert's disease Steingale Steinheim man Steining Steinitz Steinkirk Steinkle Steinman Steinmetz Steinway Stela stele Stelene stelis stell Stella stellar stellar evolution stellar guidance stellar parallax stellar wind Stellar's sea eagle stellarator Stellaria Stellaria holostea Stellaria media stellate stellate venule Stellation Stelled steller Steller sea lion Steller's eider Steller's jay Steller's sea cow Steller's sea lion Stellerid Stellerida Stelleridan stelliferous stelliform stellify Stellion Stellionate Stellite stellular Stellulate Stelmatopoda			stellar scintillation Stellar sea lion Stellar Sensor System Stellar Sky Stellar Specta Stellar Specta Stellar Specta Stellar spectra Stellar spectroscopy stellar spectrum Stellar Statistics Stellar structure Stellar Subsystem Stellar system Stellar system Stellar systems stellar temperature Stellar Temperature Scales Stellar variation Stellar variation Stellar vault Stellar vault stellar wind stellar wind stellar winds stellar winds Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter Stellar's Sea Cow Stellar's Sea Cow Stellar's sea eagle stellarator stellarators stellarators Stellaria Stellaria Stellaria Stellaria holostea Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media stellate stellate stellate stellate abscess Stellate Angioma Stellate Angioma stellate block stellate cell stellate cell stellate cell stellate cell Stellate Fibrosis stellate fracture stellate fracture stellate fracture stellate fracture stellate ganglion stellate ganglion stellate ganglion Stellate Ganglion Electrical Stimulation stellate hair

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