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The energy confinement time is defined as a function of the global plasma energy content, ''W'', and the applied total heating power, ''P'': | The energy confinement time is defined as a function of the global plasma energy content, ''W'', and the applied total heating power, ''P'': | ||
<ref>J.P. Freidberg, ''Plasma physics and fusion energy'', Cambridge University Press (2007) ISBN 0521851076</ref> | <ref>J.P. Freidberg, ''Plasma physics and fusion energy'', Cambridge University Press (2007) {{ISBN|0521851076}}</ref> | ||
:<math>\tau_E = \frac{W}{P-dW/dt}</math> | :<math>\tau_E = \frac{W}{P-dW/dt}</math> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 26 January 2023
The energy confinement time is defined as a function of the global plasma energy content, W, and the applied total heating power, P: [1]
It is one of the main figures of merit of magnetically confined plasmas, and one of the factors of the Lawson criterion for fusion.
See also
References
- ↑ J.P. Freidberg, Plasma physics and fusion energy, Cambridge University Press (2007) ISBN 0521851076