Edge plasma physics issues for the fusion advanced studies Torus (FAST) in reactor relevant conditions

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Maddaluno, G ^a   Zagorski R ^b   Ridolfini, V Pericoli ^a   Apicella, M L ^a   Calabro G ^a   Crisanti, F ^a   Cucchiaro, A ^a   Pizzuto, A ^a   Ramogida, G ^a  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^b EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CONCENTRATION; BASIC OPERATION; CORE PLASMA; DIVERTOR PLATE; DIVERTORS; EDGE LOCALIZED MODES; EDGE PLASMAS; HEAT LOADS; HIGH DENSITY; INPUT POWER; ITER DIVERTOR; LIQUID LITHIUM; MULTI-FLUIDS; PEAK LOAD; PLASMA-FACING COMPONENTS; RADIATIVE LOSS; SAFETY LIMITS; SELF-CONSISTENT SIMULATIONS; STEADY-STATE REGIME; TARGET MATERIALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FUSION REACTOR DIVERTORS; IMPURITIES; LITHIUM; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA TURBULENCE; PLASMAS; THERMAL LOAD;

TARGETS;

EID: 70349151816     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: 17414326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/49/9/095011     Document Type: Article

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