Optimization of DIII-D advanced tokamak discharges with respect to the β limit

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Ferron, J R ^a   Casper, T A ^b   Doyle, E J ^c   Garofalo, A M ^d   Gohil, P ^a   Greenfield, C M ^a   Hyatt, A W ^a   Jayakumar, R J ^b   Kessel, C ^e   Kim, J Y ^f   Luce, T C ^a   Makowski, M A ^b   Menard, J ^e   Murakami, M ^g   Petty, C C ^a   Politzer, P A ^a   Taylor, T S ^a   Wade, M R ^g  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^g OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAP CURRENT; PLASMA CURRENT; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; TOROIDAL MODE NUMBERS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA DEVICES;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 20944435940     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1871247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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