Status and prospects for fusion energy from magnetically confined plasmas

Energy

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 649-694

  Baker, Charles C ^a   Conn, Robert W ^a   Najmabadi, Farrokh ^a   Tillack, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOPLASMA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

FUSION ENERGY; MAGNETICALLY CONFINED PLASMAS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0032125545     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(97)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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