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An analytic expression giving the drift-cone stability criterion of a finite-beta plasma is derived using a mirror-ratio-dependent loss-cone ion distribution. This is used to determine a beta limit for stability which is found to be insensitive to changes in mirror ratio and plasma temperature.
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