Heating and ablation of tokamak graphite by pulsed nanosecond Nd-YAG lasers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Semerok, A ^a   Fomichev, S V ^a,c   Weulersse, J M ^a   Brygo, F ^a   Thro, P Y ^a   Grisolia, C ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

^c KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER ABLATION; LASER HEATING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PYROMETERS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

ADHERED LAYERS; BULK GRAPHITE; NEAR-THRESHOLD ABLATION; REPETITION RATE;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 34247876064     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2721750     Document Type: Article

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