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Synchrotron Radiation

Radiation from electrons gyrating in the magnetic field; significant at high temperature and field.

Electrons spiralling in the magnetic field radiate synchrotron emission, a loss that grows with temperature and field. In high-field, high-temperature regimes it must be accounted for, and reflective walls can return much of it to the plasma.