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Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
View moreEAST is the world's first non-circular cross-section full superconducting tokamak designed and built independently by China. It will provide essential experience for the construction and steady operation of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor.
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Dec 30, 2025EAST Achieves New Plasma Confinement Regime Using Small 3D Magnetic PerturbationsA research group led by Prof. SUN Youwen from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, in collaboration Prof. YE Minyou from the University of Science and Technology of China, has achieved a new plasma confinement regime using small 3D magnetic perturbations that simultaneously suppress edge instabilities and enhance core plasma confinement in EAST.Particle Physics
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Jan 07, 2026EAST Tokamak Experiments Exceed Plasma Density Limit, Offering New Approach to Fusion IgnitionResearchers working on China' s fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized "density-free regime" for fusion plasmas, achieving stable operation at densities well beyond conventional limits.Green Energy;Particle Physics
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Jan 21, 2025Chinese "Artificial Sun" Sets New Record in Milestone Step Toward Fusion Power GenerationThe Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), dubbed China's "artificial sun," maintained a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for a remarkable 1,066 seconds on Monday, setting a new world record and marking a breakthrough in the quest for fusion power generation.
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Sep 30, 2024Neural Networks Boost Fusion Research with Rapid Ion Temperature and Rotation Velocity PredictionsA research team at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Prof. LYU Bo, has recently applied neural networks to X-ray Crystal Spectroscopy (XCS) for rapid inference of ion temperature and rotation velocity profiles in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion device.
