4,378
edits
Effective plasma radius: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
Other definitions can be based on the volume ''V(ψ)'' enclosed in a flux surface, or the surface area ''S(ψ)'' of a flux surface. | Other definitions can be based on the volume ''V(ψ)'' enclosed in a flux surface, or the surface area ''S(ψ)'' of a flux surface. | ||
An effective radius can also be defined for magnetic configurations with magnetic islands, although this typically requires using an interpolation procedure. It may be argued that assigning an effective radius to spatial points inside a magnetic island is not very useful, since such points are topologically disconnected from the main plasma volume. | An effective radius can also be defined for magnetic configurations with magnetic islands, although this typically requires using an interpolation procedure. It may be argued that assigning an effective radius to spatial points inside a magnetic island is not very useful, since such points are topologically disconnected from the main plasma volume. Similarly, the definition of an effective radius in ergodic magnetic zones is ambiguous. | ||