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Comment on the Model of Gormanet al.for Plasma Confinement Time in Stellarators

T. Ohkawa, T. H. Jensen

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A model for plasma loss in stellarators is proposed. In this model the plasma loss is assumed to be due to turbulent transport across the magnetic field instead of the classical process proposed by Gorman et al. Both models give the same expression for confinement times.

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A model for plasma loss in stellarators is proposed. In this model the plasma loss is assumed to be due to turbulent transport across the magnetic field instead of the classical process proposed by Gorman et al. Both models give the same expression for confinement times.

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A model for plasma loss in stellarators is proposed. In this model the plasma loss is assumed to be due to turbulent transport across the magnetic field instead of the classical process proposed by Gorman et al. Both models give the same expression for confinement times.

Key concepts: Plasma, Physics, Turbulence, Plasma confinement, Magnetic field, Statistical physics, Mechanics, Nuclear physics

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