Field-line stochasticity in a Tokamak with an ergodic magnetic limiter

Dynamics and Stability of Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-88

  Viana, Ricardo L ^a,b   Vasconcelos, Diógenes B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; LIMITERS; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ERGODIC MAGNETIC LIMITER; FIELD LINE STOCHASTICITY;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0031170585     PISSN: 02681110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681119708806238     Document Type: Article

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