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→Safety factor: Adding some general information on the relevance of the safety factor q in tokamak research.
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:<math>q \simeq \frac{r B_\varphi}{R B_\theta}</math> | :<math>q \simeq \frac{r B_\varphi}{R B_\theta}</math> | ||
Where the poloidal magnetic field <math>{B_\theta}</math> is mostly produced by a toroidal plasma current. The principal significance of the safety factor q is that if <math>q \leq 2</math> at the last closed flux surface (the edge), the plasma is [[magnetohydronamically]] unstable.<ref>Wesson J 1997 Tokamaks 2nd edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press) p280 </ref> | |||
In [[Tokamak|tokamaks]] with a [[divertor]], q approaches infinity at the [[separatrix]], so it is more useful to consider q just inside the separatrix. Is is customary to use q at the 95% flux surface (q95). | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||