H-mode and pedestal physics in ASDEX Upgrade

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Suttrop, Wolfgang ^a   Herrmann, Albrecht ^a   Ryter, François ^a   Stober, Jörg Karl ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edge localized modes; H mode pedestal profiles; High confinement mode transition

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMAS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

PEDESTAL PHYSICS;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0242569432     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a404     Document Type: Review

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