High density limit in reversed field pinches

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Puiatti, M E ^a   Scarin, P ^a   Spizzo, G ^a   Valisa, M ^a   Paccagnella, R ^a   Predebon, I ^a   Agostini, M ^a   Alfier, A ^a   Canton, A ^a   Cappello, S ^a   Carraro, L ^a   Gazza, E ^a   Innocente, P ^a   Lorenzini, R ^a   Marrelli, L ^a   Terranova, D ^a  

^a Euratom ENEA Association ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUSION REACTORS; PLASMAS;

CURRENT DECAYS; FLOW INVERSIONS; HIGH DENSITIES; HIGH DENSITY PLASMAS; HIGH-DENSITY LIMITS; KEY PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC TOPOLOGIES; PLASMA CURRENTS; RADIAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; REVERSED FIELD EXPERIMENTS; REVERSED FIELD PINCHES; SOFT LANDINGS; TOKAMAK DISCHARGES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 59349102821     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3063060     Document Type: Article

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