Review of in situ boronization in contemporary tokamaks

Fusion Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Buzhinskij, Oleg I ^a   Semenets, Yuri M ^a  

^a TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Boronization; Glow discharge; Tokamak

Indexed keywords

BORON CARBIDE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; LIMITERS; OXYGEN; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REACTOR SHIELDING;

BORONIZATION;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0031197541     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst97-a19875     Document Type: Review

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