Safety factor (plasma physics)
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safety-factor-plasma-physics-291-4312095
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Safety factor (plasma physics)
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In a toroidal fusion power reactor, the magnetic fields confining the plasma are formed in a helical shape, winding around the interior of the reactor. The safety factor, labeled q or q(r), is the ratio of the times a particular magnetic field line travels around a toroidal confinement area's "long way" (toroidally) to the "short way" (poloidally). The term "safety" refers to the resulting stability of the plasma; plasmas that rotate around the torus poloidally about the same number of times as
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Concept in nuclear energy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_factor_(plasma_physics)
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2024-01-03T09:25:37Z
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