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. 2010 Mar 13;368(1914):1091–1108. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0216

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

In a tokamak, the fusion fuel is held in a toroidal chamber surrounded by magnets. A current is induced in the fuel by transformer action and, together with the toroidal field coils, produces a helical magnetic structure that holds the hot fuel away from the wall.