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Banana Orbit

The banana-shaped path a trapped particle traces in a tokamak.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Projected onto the poloidal plane, a trapped particle's path looks like a banana. The width of these orbits sets the scale of neoclassical transport and underlies the bootstrap current.

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Content reviewed August 2026 · design-and-simulation stage