EUROfusion Glossary

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Glossary Term: Auxiliary heating

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Heating in addition to Ohmic heating. Used to heat tokamak plasmas to temperatures at which Ohmic heating is no longer efficient. Usually involves the use of neutral beams of high energy particles or radio-frequency waves. Read more about Fusion Conditions.