Modelling of ELM dynamics for DIII-D and ITER

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Pankin, A Y ^a   Bateman, G ^a   Brennan, D P ^b   Kritz, A H ^a   Kruger, S ^c   Snyder, P B ^d   Sovinec, C ^e  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c TECH X CORPORATION   (United States)

^d GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLASMA STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

EDGE LOCALIZED MODES (ELM); ITER PLASMA PARAMETERS; PARALLEL CURRENT DENSITY; PARAMETER SPACE;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 34547580814     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/7/S04     Document Type: Article

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