Energetic particle experiments in JT-60U and their implications for a fusion reactor

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 315-326

  Tobita, K ^a   Kusama, Y ^a   Shinohara, K ^a   Nishitani, T ^a   Kimura, H ^a   Kramer, G J ^a   Nemoto, M ^a   Kondoh, T ^a   Oikawa, T ^a   Morioka, A ^a   Hamamatsu, K ^a   Wang, S ^a   Takeji, S ^a   Takechi, M ^a   Ishikawa, M ^a   Tani, K ^a   Saigusa, M ^a   Ozeki, T ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alfv n eigenmode; Energetic particle; Ripple loss

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEGATIVE IONS; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMAS; TRITIUM;

ALFVEN EIGENMODES; ENERGETIC PARTICLE; ION CYCLOTRON RANGE OF FREQUENCIES; NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTED IONS; RIPPLE LOSS; TRITON;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0036752953     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST02-A231     Document Type: Article

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