Edge-localized mode control by electron cyclotron waves in a tokamak plasma

Nuclear Fusion

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rossel, J X ^a   Moret, J M ^a   Coda, S ^a   Sauter, O ^a   Goodman, T P ^a   Felici, F ^a   Testa, D ^a   Martin, Y ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGELOCALIZED MODES; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE HEATING; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON WAVES; HIGH CONFINEMENT; PLASMA PRESSURES; POWER ABSORPTION; POWER DEPENDENCE; TOKAMAK PLASMAS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETOPLASMA; PLASMA DEPOSITION; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 84858260724     PISSN: 00295515     EISSN: 17414326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/52/3/032004     Document Type: Article

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