Conventional Fusion FAQ Glossary Part 25/26 (Y)

From: Robert F. Heeter <rfheeter@princeton.edu>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.fusion
Subject: Conventional Fusion FAQ Glossary Part 25/26 (Y)
Date: 11 Nov 1999 12:26:43 GMT
Message-ID: <fusion-faq/glossary/y_942323057@rtfm.mit.edu>
Reply-To: rfheeter@pppl.gov
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).
X-Last-Updated: 1995/02/26

Archive-name: fusion-faq/glossary/y
Last-modified: 25-Feb-1995
Posting-frequency: More-or-less-quarterly
Disclaimer:  While this section is still evolving, it should 
     be useful to many people, and I encourage you to distribute 
     it to anyone who might be interested (and willing to help!!!).

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Glossary Part 25:  Terms beginning with "Y"

FREQUENTLY USED TERMS IN CONVENTIONAL FUSION RESEARCH 
AND PLASMA PHYSICS

Edited by Robert F. Heeter, rfheeter@pppl.gov

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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* Yin-Yang Coil:  See baseball coil.

* Yucca Mountain:  Proposed U.S. site for permanent storage of
high-level nuclear waste; feasibility currently being explored by
U.S. Dept. of Energy.