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Fusion energy gain factor
The
fusion energy gain factor
, usually expressed with the symbol
Q
, is the ratio of
fusion power
produced in a
nuclear fusion
reactor to the power required to maintain the
plasma
in
steady state
. The condition of
Q
= 1 is referred to as
breakeven
.
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