In this second module, you will examine the relationship between the total input power and output fusion power and determine the efficiency for both deuterium-only plasmas and plasmas that are equal parts deuterium and tritium.
All plasmas are in low mode confinement.
As part of this process you will first need to analyze a variety of graphs to determine the best time at which all plasmas should be evaluated. Notice that this time interval corresponds to a relatively flat line on the Energy Confinement Time graph. Looking at these graphs, try to narrow down the time interval you identified in Step 1. Try to identify a specific time at which data on all or most of the graphs looks good. Remember, only the total input power is supposed to increase in each shot.