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Description: A typical plasma in the MAST spherical tokamak machine at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in the UK. The image shows the main plasma as the sphere in the center of the image. The elongations at the top and bottom are extensions to the plasma where it flows to ring-shaped "diverters" at the top and bottom of the reactor. Diverters help shape the plasma, as well as clear it of heavier impurities and fusion ash. The central column is prominent, and some details of the test chamber can be seen.
Title: MAST plasma image
Credit: http://www.fusion.org.uk/MAST.aspx
Author: Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.
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