The operational phase of negative ion beam systems on JT-60U and LHD

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6 I, 2005, Pages 1814-1831

  Grisham, Larry R ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion reactors; Ion accelerators; Ion beam applications; Ion sources; Magnetic confinement; Negative ions; Neutral beams

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; FUSION REACTORS; HYDROGEN; ION SOURCES; NEGATIVE IONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

ION ACCELERATORS; ION BEAM APPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; NEGATIVE-ION-BASED NEUTRAL BEAM SYSTEMS; NEUTRAL BEAMS;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 30444460490     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.860083     Document Type: Review

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