Detachment phenomena in LHD compared to W7-AS

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-200

  Miyazawa, Junichi ^a   Masuzaki, Suguru ^a   Yamada, Hiroshi ^a   Sakamoto, Ryuichi ^a   Peterson, Byron Jay ^a   Shoji, Mamoru ^a   Ohyabu, Nobuyoshi ^a   Komori, Akio ^a   Motojima, Osamu ^a   Grigull, Peter ^b   Feng, Yuehe ^b   McCormick, Kent ^b   Sardei, Francesco ^b   Igitkhanov, Yuri ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complete detachment; Marfe; Serpens mode

Indexed keywords

FLUXES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPLETE DETACHMENT; MARFE; MODULAR STELLARATOR; SERPENS MODE;

FUSION REACTOR DIVERTORS;

EID: 33748503397     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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