Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals

Lu, Z. X.; Wang, W. X.; Diamond, P. H.; Tynan, G.; Ethier, S.; Chen, J.; Gao, C.; Rice, J. E.

doi:10.1088/0029-5515/55/9/093012

Title: Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals

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Authors:: Lu, Z. X.; Wang, W. X.; Diamond, P. H.; Tynan, G.; Ethier, S.; Chen, J.; Gao, C.; Rice, J. E.

Publication Date:: Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1238907

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; FG02-OER54871

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Fusion

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 55; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5515

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: IAEA

Language:: English

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                    Lu, Z. X., Wang, W. X., Diamond, P. H., Tynan, G., Ethier, S., Chen, J., Gao, C., and Rice, J. E. Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals.  IAEA: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Lu, Z. X., Wang, W. X., Diamond, P. H., Tynan, G., Ethier, S., Chen, J., Gao, C., & Rice, J. E. Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals.  IAEA.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/9/093012

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                    Lu, Z. X., Wang, W. X., Diamond, P. H., Tynan, G., Ethier, S., Chen, J., Gao, C., and Rice, J. E. Wed .  
"Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals".  IAEA.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/9/093012.

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@article{osti_1238907,

  title        = {Effects of q -profile structures on intrinsic torque reversals},

  author       = {Lu, Z. X. and Wang, W. X. and Diamond, P. H. and Tynan, G. and Ethier, S. and Chen, J. and Gao, C. and Rice, J. E.},

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  doi          = {10.1088/0029-5515/55/9/093012},

  journal      = {Nuclear Fusion},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 55,

  place        = {IAEA},

  year         = {Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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