CT injection experiment in JFT-2M

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-224

  Ogawa, H ^a   Ogawa, T ^a   Tsuzuki, K ^a   Kawashima, H ^a   Kasai, S ^a   Kashiwa, Y ^a   Hasegawa, K ^a   Suzuki, S ^a   Shibata, T ^a   Miura, Y ^a   Kusama, Y ^a   Kimura, H ^a   Fukumoto, N ^b   Nagata, M ^b   Uyama, T ^b   Yatsu, S ^c   Niimi, H ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compact toroid; Fueling; Tokamak plasma

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; FUELING; FUSION REACTORS; PLASMAS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

COMPACT TOROID; COMPACT TOROID (CT) INJECTOR; TOKAMAK PLASMA;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 33644591128     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1096     Document Type: Article

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