Commissioning of KSTAR 84-GHz ECH transmission system

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-63

  Park, Seungil ^a   Jeong, Jinhyun ^a   Namkung, Won ^a   Cho, Moo Hyun ^a   Bae, Young S ^b   Han, Won Soon ^b   Yang, Hyung Lyeol ^b  

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

^b National Fusion Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ECH; KSTAR; Transmission line

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC LINES; GYROTRONS; MAGNETOPLASMA; MILLIMETER WAVES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; WAVE POWER; WAVEGUIDES;

CORRUGATED CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON HEATING SYSTEM; KOREA SUPERCONDUCTING TOKAMAK ADVANCED RESEARCH DEVICES; KSTAR; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; POLARIZATION CONTROL; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY; TURBO MOLECULAR PUMPS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 59849123599     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST09-A4053     Document Type: Article

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