Disruption studies in JT-60U

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 298-314

  Kawano, Y ^a   Yoshino, R ^a   Neyatani, Y ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a   Tokuda, S ^a   Tamai, H ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOM ENER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Halo current; Runaway electrons; VDE

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; HEAT FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMAS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS;

HALO CURRENT; IMPURITY INFLUX; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; THERMAL QUENCH; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT EVENT;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0036753425     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST02-A230     Document Type: Article

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