Effective plasma radius: Difference between revisions

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where ''&psi;<sub>N</sub>'' is the normalized poloidal flux, such that it is 0 on the magnetic axis and 1 at the Last Closed Flux Surface (LCFS).
where ''&psi;<sub>N</sub>'' is the normalized poloidal flux, such that it is 0 on the magnetic axis and 1 at the Last Closed Flux Surface (LCFS).
Other definitions can be based on the volume ''V(&psi;)'' enclosed in a flux surface  
Other definitions can be based on the volume ''V(&psi;)'' enclosed in a flux surface  
(using ''V'' = 2 &pi;<sup>2</sup>''Rr''<sub>eff</sub><sup>2</sup>), or the surface area ''S(&psi;)'' of a flux surface
(using ''V'' = 2 &pi;<sup>2</sup>''Rr''<sub>eff</sub><sup>2</sup>), or the surface area ''S(&psi;)'' of a flux surface