Development and operational experiences of the JT-60U tokamak and power supplies

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 368-385

  Hosogane, N ^a   Ninomiya, H ^a   Matsukawa, M ^a   Ando, T ^a   Neyatani, Y ^a   Horiike, H ^a   Sakurai, S ^a   Masaki, K ^a   Yamamoto, M ^a   Kodama, K ^a   Sasajima, T ^a   Terakado, T ^a   Ohmori, S ^a   Ohmori, Y ^a   Okano, J ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOM ENER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coil power supplies; JT 60U; Operational experiences

Indexed keywords

BORON CARBIDE; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS; REACTOR OPERATION; TILE;

CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; COIL POWER SUPPLIES; DIVERTOR; PLASMA CURRENT;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0036753062     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST02-A234     Document Type: Article

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