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Title: Observation of fully detached divertor integrated with improved core confinement for tokamak fusion plasmas

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0048428· OSTI ID:1782796
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  1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China)
  3. Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  5. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
  6. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  7. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
  8. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  9. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Research Organization:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
FC02-04ER54698; AC04–94AL85000; NA0003525; AC52–07NA27344; 11922513; 11775264; 2017YFE0301300; 2017YFE0300404; AC04-94AL85000; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1782796
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1781923; OSTI ID: 1866180; OSTI ID: 1871411
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-829019; LLNL-JRNL-834530; TRN: US2210041
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 28, Issue 5; ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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