Observation and modelling of ion cyclotron range of frequencies waves in the mode conversion region of Alcator C-Mod

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1207-1228

  Lin, Y ^a   Wukitch, S ^a   Parisot, A ^a   Wright, J C ^a   Basse, N ^d   Bonoli, P ^a   Edlund, E ^a   Lin, L ^a   Porkolab, M ^a   Schilling, G ^b   Phillips, P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; STANDING WAVE METERS;

CONVERSION DISCHARGES; MODE CONVERSION; SPATIAL LOCALIZATION; STANDING-WAVE PATTERNS;

CYCLOTRONS;

EID: 22944491433     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/47/8/005     Document Type: Article

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