RF current distribution and topology of RF sheath potentials in front of ICRF antennae

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 767-782

  Colas, L ^a   Heuraux, S ^b   Bremond S ^a   Bosia, G ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUXES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TOPOLOGY; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

FLUX TUBES; ION CYCLOTRON RANGE OF FREQUENCY (ICRF) ANTENNAE; MAGNETIC FIELD LINES; RF PARALLEL ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 23844485540     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/45/8/002     Document Type: Article

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