magnetic well
magnetic well
[mag′ned·ik ′wel] (plasma physics)
A configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma in controlled fusion experiments, in which the plasma is confined in a central region surrounded by fields which keep it from escaping in any direction.
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