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To confine the beam to the interaction space, ...

The electrons are confined to the ring-shaped region by a magnetic guidefield.

The plasma is held in place (or confined, or contained) with a magnetic field.

Large diameter studs effectively secure the column in position.

Both the electrons and the light can be confined to a small volume in the single-heterostructure laser.

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