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Title: Measurement and modeling of aluminum sputtering and ionization in the DIII-D divertor including magnetic pre-sheath effects

Journal Article · · Nuclear Fusion
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  1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada)
  3. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
  4. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  5. China Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China)
  6. Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  7. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  8. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  9. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  10. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Research Organization:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
FC02-04ER54698; AC04-94AL85000; AC52-07NA27344; FG02-94ER52435; SC0001961; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1463639
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1465186; OSTI ID: 1473702; OSTI ID: 1890820
Report Number(s):
SAND-2018-6775J; LLNL-JRNL-839021
Journal Information:
Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 58, Issue 10; ISSN 0029-5515
Publisher:
IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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