Turbulence and sheared flow structures behind the isotopic dependence of the L-H power threshold on DIII-D

Yan, Zheng; Gohil, Punit; McKee, George R.; Eldon, David; Grierson, Brian; Rhodes, Terry; Petty, Craig C.

doi:10.1088/1741-4326/aa82c9

Title: Turbulence and sheared flow structures behind the isotopic dependence of the L-H power threshold on DIII-D

Journal Article · Mon Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Nuclear Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aa82c9· OSTI ID:1392632

Yan, Zheng ^[1]; Gohil, Punit ^[2]; McKee, George R. ^[1]; Eldon, David ^[2]; Grierson, Brian ^[3]; Rhodes, Terry ^[4]; Petty, Craig C. ^[2]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

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Research Organization:: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-04ER54698; FG02-89ER53296; FG02-08ER54999; AC02-09CH11466; FG02-08ER54984

OSTI ID:: 1392632

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1398958

Journal Information:: Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 57, Issue 12; ISSN 0029-5515

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