VENUS+δf: A bootstrap current calculation module for 3-D configurations

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-446

  Isaev, M Yu ^a   Brunner, S ^b   Cooper, W A ^b   Tran, T M ^b   Bergmann, A ^c   Beidler, C D ^c   Geiger, J ^c   Maassberg, H ^c   Nuhrenberg J ^c   Schmidt, M ^c  

^a KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bootstrap current; Stellarators; f method

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CODES (SYMBOLS); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

BOOTSTRAP CURRENTS; NONAXISYMMETRIC TOROIDAL SYSTEMS; STELLARATORS; TOKAMAK TRANSPORT CALCULATIONS;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 33750308974     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1267     Document Type: Conference Paper

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