Turbulence reduction and poloidal shear steepening in reversed shear plasmas investigated by light scattering on Tore Supra

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 186-192

  Antar, G ^a,b   Hoang, G T ^a   Devynck, P ^a   Garbet, X ^a   Laviron, C ^a   Goniche, M ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000197497     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1330202     Document Type: Article

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