The test of a PAM launcher on FTU: The first step toward the LHCD launcher for ITER

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 74, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 237-242

  Mirizzi, F ^a   Apicella, M L ^a   Bibet, Ph ^b   Calabro G ^a   Panaccione, L ^a   Pericoli Ridolfini, V ^a   Podda, S ^a   Tuccillo, A A ^a  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

ITER; LHCD launcher; PAM launcher

Indexed keywords

COOLING; LASER PULSES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

ITER; LHCD LAUNCHERS; PAM LAUNCHERS; POWER HANDLING;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 27844502621     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.06.121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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