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== Normalized beta ==
== Normalized beta ==


The normalized beta (or Troyon factor) is an operational parameter indicating how close the plasma is to reaching the [[Greenwald limit]] or destabilizing major MHD activity. Its definition is (for tokamaks):
The normalized beta (or Troyon factor)<ref>[[doi:10.1088/0741-3335/26/1A/319|F. Troyon, R. Gruber, H. Saurenmann, S. Semenzato and S. Succi, ''MHD-Limits to Plasma Confinement'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''26''' (1984) 209]]</ref> is an operational parameter indicating how close the plasma is to reaching the [[Greenwald limit]] or destabilizing major MHD activity. Its definition is (for tokamaks):
<ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) ISBN 3540242171</ref>
<ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) ISBN 3540242171</ref>


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* [[Internal inductance]]
* [[Internal inductance]]
* [[:Wikipedia:Beta_(plasma_physics)]]


== References ==
== References ==
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