Current drive in ASDEX Upgrade

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Stäbler, Albrecht ^a   Hobirk, Jörg ^a   Leuterer, Fritz ^a   Meo, Fernando ^a   Noterdaeme, Jean Marie ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced tokamak scenarios; Current profile control; Noninductive current drive

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; HEATING; PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION; PLASMAS; RESONANCE;

NONINDUCTIVE CURRENT DRIVE;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 17444441879     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a411     Document Type: Review

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