| Characteristic | Electron | D+ ion | T+ ion | Proton | He3+ ion | He4+ ion | Neutron |
| Issued from fusion or injection | Injection | Injection | D-D | D-D and D-He3 | D-D | D-T and D-He3 | D-D and D-T 2.45 and 14.06 MeV |
| Loss on wall during deceleration (fusion ions) | No | No | Yes from 1.01 MeV | Yes from 3.03 and 14.67 MeV | Yes from 0.82 MeV | Yes from 3.52 and 3.67 MeV | No |
| Plasma heating | Only replacement electrons, from E_inj | Only replacement ions, from E_inj | Yes from 1.01 MeV | Yes from 3.03 and 14.67 MeV | Yes from 0.82 MeV | Yes from 3.52 and 3.67 MeV | No |
| Fusions induced | No | D-D/D-T/D-He3 | D-T | No | D-He3 | No | No |
| Loss on wall from E_equi (after deceleration for fusion ions) | Only for half-toruses | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Charge exchanges from E_equi | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Loss by fusion from E_equi | No | Yes and to consider | Yes but not to consider | No | Yes but not to consider | No | No |