Conceptual Design of the Real-Time Control System of MHD Modes in RFX

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 491-495

  Barana, Oliviero ^a   Luchetta, Adriano ^a   Manduchi, Gabriele ^a   Taliercio, Cesare ^a  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magneto hydro dynamic (MHD) modes; real time control; reverse field experiment (RFX)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008008278     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1003784     Document Type: Article

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