Advanced System for Simultaneous, Long-duration, Multi-point Plasma Measurement Developed in Japan

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kyoto University’s Institute of Advanced Energy, and the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) announced today that they have developed an advanced, world-class microwave plasma measurement system for fusion energy. The system is capable of simultaneously measuring plasma conditions at multiple points over extended periods. The joint team successfully demonstrated the system using the Heliotron J fusion experimental device at Kyoto