Plasma gain (Q_plasma)
Q_plasma
Fusion power divided by external heating power coupled into the plasma. The magnetic-confinement counterpart of target gain.
What this metric divides
Fusion power produced
÷
External heating power coupled into the plasma
Stated explicitly because the denominator is what makes the number mean anything. Why that matters.
- Vocabulary id
metric:gain-plasma- Scheme
- Metrics
- Records using it
- 4
Measured on 4
See the benchmark for the values, each with its status and source.
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