Which effect limits energy production when tokamak plasma density peaks?

💡 Explanation

Helium ash accumulates in the fusion core because its alpha particles, produced during deuterium-tritium fusion, dilute the fuel ions impeding fusion reactions. Therefore, confinement degrades rather than improves, because helium build-up quenches sustained fusion reactions.

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