Status of KSTAR electron cyclotron heating system

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 321-333

  Bae, Y S ^a   Na, Y S ^a   Oh, Y K ^a   Kwon, M ^a   Bak, J S ^a   Lee, G S ^a   Jeong, J H ^b   Park, S I ^b   Cho, M H ^b   Namkung, W ^b   Ellis, R A ^c   Park, H ^c   Sakamoto, K ^d   Takahashi, K ^d   Yamamoto, T ^d  

^a National Fusion Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ECH; KSTAR; Preionization

Indexed keywords

GYROTRONS; HARMONIC GENERATION; HEATING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EQUATORIAL LAUNCHER; NEOCLASSICAL TEARING MODES; PREIONIZATION;

ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE;

EID: 34748820468     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST07-A1510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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