Experimental observations of O-X-B heating of overdense plasmas in CHS

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-220

  Yoshimura, Y ^a   Ferrando Margalet, S ^a   Isobe, M ^a   Suzuki, C ^a   Shimizu, A ^a   Akiyama, T ^a   Takahashi, C ^a   Nagaoka, K ^a   Nishimura, S ^a   Minami, T ^a   Matsuoka, K ^a   Okamura, S ^a   Igami, H ^a   Kubo, S ^a   Shimozuma, T ^a   Notake, T ^a   Mutoh, T ^a   Nagasaki, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bernstein wave; Compact helical system; Overdense plasma heating

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; ENERGY STORAGE; HEATING;

BERNSTEIN WAVES; COMPACT HELICAL SYSTEM; OVERDENSE PLASMA HEATING; POWER DEPOSITION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 34748878198     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST07-A1500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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