Preliminary results of top launch third harmonic X-mode electron cyclotron heating in the TCV tokamak

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1353-1360

  Hogge, J P ^a   Alberti, S ^a   Porte, L ^a   Arnoux, G ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GYROTRONS; PLASMA HEATING; RAY TRACING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ELECTRON CYCLOTRON HEATING (ECH); SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRONS;

ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE;

EID: 0242379131     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/43/11/007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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