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Title: Modifications to ideal stability by kinetic effects in NSTX

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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
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1238935
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-09CH11466; FG02-99ER54524
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear Fusion
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Journal Name: Nuclear Fusion Journal Volume: 55 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5515
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
IAEA
Language:
English

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Berkery, J. W., Sabbagh, S. A., Bell, R. E., Gerhardt, S. P., LeBlanc, B. P., and Menard, J. E. Modifications to ideal stability by kinetic effects in NSTX. IAEA: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123007.
Berkery, J. W., Sabbagh, S. A., Bell, R. E., Gerhardt, S. P., LeBlanc, B. P., & Menard, J. E. Modifications to ideal stability by kinetic effects in NSTX. IAEA. https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123007
Berkery, J. W., Sabbagh, S. A., Bell, R. E., Gerhardt, S. P., LeBlanc, B. P., and Menard, J. E. Fri . "Modifications to ideal stability by kinetic effects in NSTX". IAEA. https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123007.
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