Self-organized helical equilibria as a new paradigm for ohmically heated fusion plasmas

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 570-574

  Lorenzini, R ^a,d   Martines, E ^a,d   Piovesan, P ^a   Terranova, D ^a,d   Zanca, P ^a,d   Zuin, M ^a,d   Alfier, A ^a,d   Bonfiglio, D ^a,d   Bonomo, F ^a,d   Canton, A ^a,d   Cappello, S ^a,d   Carraro, L ^a,d   Cavazzana, R ^a,d   Escande, D F ^b,d,g   Fassina, A ^a,c,d   Franz, P ^a,d   Gobbin, M ^a,d   Innocente, P ^a,d   Marrelli, L ^a,d   Pasqualotto, R ^a,d   Puiatti, M E ^a,d   Spolaore, M ^a,d   Valisa, M ^a,d   Vianello, N ^a,d   Martin, P ^a,c   Apolloni, L ^d   Adamek, J ^e   Agostini, M ^d   Annibaldi, S V ^f   Antoni, V ^d   Auriemma, F ^d   Barana, O ^d   Baruzzo, M ^d   Bettini, P ^d   Bolzonella, T ^d   Brombin, M ^d   Brotankova, J ^e   Buffa, A ^d   Buratti, P ^f   Cavinato, M ^d   Chapman, B E ^b   Chitarin, G ^d   Bello, S Dal ^d   Lorenzi, A De ^d   Masi, G De ^d   Ferro, A ^d   Gaio, E ^d   Gazza, E ^d   Giudicotti, L ^d   Gnesotto, F ^d   Grando, L ^d   Guazzotto, L ^d   Guo, S C ^d   Liu, Y Q ⁱ   Luchetta, A ^d   Manduchi, G ^d   Marchiori, G ^d   Marcuzzi, D ^d   Martini, S ^d   McCollam, K ^b   Milani, F ^d   Moresco, M ^d   Novello, L ^d   Ortolani, S ^d   Paccagnella, R ^d   Peruzzo, S ^d   Piovan, R ^d   Piron, L ^d   Pizzimenti, A ^d   Pomaro, N ^d   Predebon, I ^d   Reusch, J A ^b   Rostagni, G ^d   Rubinacci, G ^j,k   Sarff, J S ^b   Sattin, F ^d   Scarin, P ^d   Serianni, G ^d   Sonato, P ^d   Spada, E ^d   Soppelsa, A ^d   Spagnolo, S ^d   Spizzo, G ^d   Taliercio, C ^d   Toigo, V ^d   Villone, F ^j   White, R B ^j   Yadikin, D ^h   Zaccaria, P ^d   Zamengo, A ^d   Zaniol, B ^d   Zanotto, L ^d   Zilli, E ^d   Zohm, H ^h   more..

^a Associazione Euratom ENEA sulla Fusione ^*  (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^h CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^j DAEIMI and LAN   (Italy)

^k PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; MAGNETISM; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS; INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR; LOW MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX SURFACE; REVERSED FIELD PINCH; SPONTANEOUS TRANSITION; THERMONUCLEAR FUSION; TOKAMAK MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 68749106833     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1308     Document Type: Letter

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