An understanding of H-mode pedestal instabilities in the DIII-D tokamak

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 931-944

  Ferron, J R ^a   Snyder, P B ^a  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Edgelocalized modes; Peeling ballooning instability; Tokamak

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STABILITY;

DISCHARGE SHAPE; EDGELOCALIZED MODES; PEELING-BALLOONING INSTABILITY; TOKAMAK;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 26944436084     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST05-A1049     Document Type: Article

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