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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]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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