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== Closed field lines ==
== Closed field lines ==


Inside the Last Closed Flux Surface, the connection length  
In a toroidally confined plasma, inside the Last Closed [[Flux surface|Flux Surface]], the connection length  
is commonly defined as the length, measured along the magnetic field,
is commonly defined as the length, measured along the magnetic field,
to complete a poloidal turn.
to complete a poloidal turn.