Sudo limit

The Sudo limit is an operational limit for the density in stellarators[1]:

Beyond this limit, radiative collapses are frequently observed[2].

See also

Greenwald limit

References

  1. Sudo S. et al, Scalings of energy confinement and density limit in stellarator/heliotron devices, Nucl. Fusion 30 (1990) 11
  2. G. Fuchert et al., Increasing the density in Wendelstein 7-X: benefits and limitations, Nucl. Fusion 60 (2020) 036020