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Summary: Fusion energy represents a promising alternative to
        fossil fuels and nuclear fission for world energy
        production. This Glossary is a compendium of Frequently Used
        Terms in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Research.  Refer
        to the FAQ on Conventional Fusion for more detailed info
        about topics in fusion research.  This Glossary does NOT
        discuss unconventional forms of fusion (like Cold Fusion).
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Disclaimer:  While this section is still evolving, it should
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Glossary Part 26:  Terms beginning with "Z"

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CONVENTIONAL FUSION RESEARCH
AND PLASMA PHYSICS

Edited by Robert F. Heeter, [email protected]

Guide to Categories:

* = plasma/fusion/energy vocabulary
& = basic physics vocabulary
> = device type or machine name
# = name of a constant or variable
! = scientists
@ = acronym
% = labs & political organizations
$ = unit of measurement

The list of Acknowledgements is in Part 0 (intro).
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# Z:  see atomic number

@ ZETA:  Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly; see entry

> Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly:  A British fusion device in
which scientists observed fusion neutrons in 1958.  They were
erroneously considered to be thermonuclear (coming from particles
with a Maxwellian velocity distribution) and were a cause for the
initial optimism that fusion energy would be easy.  They were
actually due to electromagnetic acceleration during a plasma
instability, an effect which cannot be scaled up to produce useful
energy.

> Z-Pinch:  Pinch device in which the externally-driven pinching
current goes in the z direction (parallel to / through the
cylindrical plasma).  See discussion in Section 4B.