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Inconsistent Bosch-Hale correction in beam fusion calculation #4163

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The beam fusion model is used to calculation fusion power from beam/plasma interactions.

beam_fusion() -> beamcalc() -> alpha_power_beam() -> bosch_hale_reactivity()

bosch_hale_reactivity is dubiously applied here as it is supposed to be applied to Maxwellian ion distributions. It's not clear what justification there is for applying this to the beam_fusion() routine.

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HCDRelating to heating and current drive systemsNeutral BeamPhysicsRelating to the physics modelsProfilesRelating to the plasma profiles

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