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Central solenoid

A strong electromagnet in the centre of the tokamak, in the “donut hole”, which is in principle the primary winding of the transformer and induces a current in the plasma by changing the magnetic field. Modern tokamaks have coils of a central solenoid made from a niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) superconducting cable.