Loss estimate for iter ech transmission line including multimode propagation

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-207

  Shapiro, M A ^a   Kowalski, E J ^a   Sirigiri, J R ^a   Tax, D S ^a   Temkin, R J ^a   Bigelow, T S ^b   Caughman, J B ^b   Rasmussen, D A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron cyclotron heating; ITER; Transmission line

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC LINES; GYROTRONS; PLASMA HEATING; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CORRUGATED WAVEGUIDE; ECH TRANSMISSION LINES; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON HEATING; ITER; MODE CONVERSIONS; MULTIMODE PROPAGATION; TRANSMISSION LINES (TLS);

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 77952639483     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST10-A9467     Document Type: Article

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