Overview of Physics Results from NSTX

Raman, R; Beiersdorfer, P; Hooper, E B; Soukhanovskii, V; Umansky, M

doi:10.1088/0029-5515/51/9/094011

Title: Overview of Physics Results from NSTX

Conference · Sat Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/51/9/094011· OSTI ID:1124970

Raman, R; Beiersdorfer, P; Hooper, E B; Soukhanovskii, V; Umansky, M

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

OSTI ID:: 1124970

Report Number(s):: LLNL-PROC-456891

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 9; Conference: Presented at: 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Daejon, South Korea, Oct 11 - Oct 16, 2010

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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