Density dependence of ION temperature measured by active charge-exchange spectroscopy in ecrh plasmas of the TJ-II stellarator

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 962-969

  Carmona, J M ^a   McCarthy, K J ^a   Tribaldos, V ^a   Balbin R ^a  

^a LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE FUSIÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charge exchange spectroscopy; Impurity temperatures; Stellarator

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; IONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA DEVICES; SPECTROMETERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

CHARGE EXCHANGE SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE-EXCHANGE RECOMBINATION SPECTROSCOPIES; DATA ANALYSIS METHODS; IMPURITY TEMPERATURES; MULTI-CHANNEL SPECTROMETER; NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTORS; RADIAL ELECTRIC FIELD; STELLARATOR;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 56549130362     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST08-A1911     Document Type: Article

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