Feasibility study of a compact ignition tokamak based upon gyroBohm scaling physics

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-17

  Petty, Clinton Craig ^a   Deboo, James Craig ^a   La Haye, Robert John ^a   Luce, Timothy Charles ^a   Politzer, Peter A ^a   Wong, Clement Po Ching ^a  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

GyroBohm scaling; Ignition; Superconducting tokamak

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLENOIDS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

GYROBOHM SCALING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SUPERCONDUCTING COIL; TOROIDAL FIELD;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0036461691     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a245     Document Type: Article

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