A few highlights from the exhibition:
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Plasma Ball The plasma ball consists of a glass sphere filled with gas (usually Xenon or Krypton) at low pressure (1 - 10 mbar) and the central electrode connected to a high voltage (~ 5000 V) source. With the right combination of low pressure and high voltage the electric current can flow from the central electrode through the gas and excites the molecules of the gas, which then emit visible light.The electric field around the plasma ball is strong enough to excite the mercury gas inside the fluoroscent tube, which than also glows. |
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Toroidal Plasma Tube ("Mellator") Mellator is a demonstration device for plasma generation. Two electrodes at each end of the mellator produce high voltage (~ 2000 V) and generate strong electric field inside the torus. If the pressure of the gas (Argon) inside the torus is sufficiently low (1 - 10 mbar), the electric current can flow between the electrodes through the gas and excites the molecules of the gas, which then emit visible light. |
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ITER model Interactive ITER model presents the structure and illustrates the operation of the experimental reactor under construction in Cadarache. Please, join a virtual walk through the reactor ITER by clicking "The Starmakers" below. |
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The Starmakers (movie) Virtual walk through ITER |
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Fusion 2100 (movie with Slovenian subtitles) What now seems to be the future in the future it will be the past. |
