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as opposed to a limiter configuration in which the plasma's Last Closed Magnetic Surface is determined by the intersection of field lines by a material object.
as opposed to a limiter configuration in which the plasma's Last Closed Magnetic Surface is determined by the intersection of field lines by a material object.


One can distinguish '[[Tokamak|tokamak]] divertors' (characterised by toroidal symmetry and one or two X-points or 'nulls') and 'island divertors' (for [[Stellarator|stellarators]]).
One can distinguish '[[Tokamak|tokamak]] divertors' (characterised by toroidal symmetry and one or two X-points or 'nulls') and '[[Magnetic island|island]] divertors' (for [[Stellarator|stellarators]]).
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