# #Mon Aug 09 11:52:47 CEST 2010 Slide__15aK8KObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Plasma discharge in the Wendelstein 7-AS
Slide__15aK8KObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_subTitle=Tangential view of the plasma.The light contours near the plasma boundary hint at an island-like field structure that is used to remove particles from the boundary layer in a controlled manner ("Island Divertor").
Limits of operation in the W-7AS
Electron temperature\: 79 Million degrees
Ion temperature\: 17 Million degrees
Electron density\: 3.5*1020 particles per cubic metre
Energy confinement time\: 60 milliseconds
Slide__15aK8KObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_footer=Source\: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Garching