The interaction between plasma rotation, stochastic fields and tearing mode excitation by external perturbation fields

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  De Bock, M F M ^a,c   Classen, I G J ^a   Busch, C ^b   Jaspers, R J E ^a   Koslowski, H R ^b   Unterberg, B ^b  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; FUSION REACTORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

DYNAMIC ERGODIC DIVERTOR (DED); PLASMA ROTATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 38049017468     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: 17414326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/48/1/015007     Document Type: Article

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