Using a GPU to control plasma formation photo (IMAGE)
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Two photos of the team's prototype reactor, showing the three injectors with (right) and without (left) the electrical circuits (labeled in green on the right) used to form magnetized plasmas in each injector. The GPU precisely controls each of these circuits, allowing the researchers to fine-tune plasma formation in each injector. The individual plasmas then combine and naturally organize into a doughnut-shaped object, similar to a smoke ring.
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