A 3D multi-mode geometry-independent RMP optimization method and its application to TCV

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Rossel, J X ^a   Moret, J M ^a   Martin, Y ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COIL CURRENT; COIL SYSTEMS; ERROR FIELD; FIGURE OF MERIT; GENERALIZED DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORM; LAGRANGE METHODS; MAGNETIC PERTURBATION; MULTI-PURPOSE; MULTIMODES; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PERTURBATION SPECTRA; PLASMA EQUILIBRIA; POWER SUPPLY; SADDLE COILS; SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROLLABLE; SPATIAL MODES; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION; SPECTRAL DEGENERACIES; TARGET MODE; TOROIDAL MODE NUMBERS; VERTICAL POSITIONS;

DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMS; ERROR CORRECTION; FUSION REACTORS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TARGETS;

EID: 77950140648     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/52/3/035006     Document Type: Article

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