A large scale cryopanel test arrangement for tritium pumping

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4 SPEC, 2003, Pages 97-102

  Day, Chr ^a   Brennan, D ^b   Jensen, H S ^a   Mack, A ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryosorption; ITER; JET; Tritium; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; SORPTION; TRITIUM; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CRYOSORPTION;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0041828944     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(03)00262-X     Document Type: Article

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