Initial characterization of electron temperature and density profiles in PEGASUS spherical tokamak discharges driven solely by local helicity injection

Bodner, G. M.; Bongard, M. W.; Fonck, R. J.; Goetz, J. A.; Nornberg, M. D.; Pierren, C.; Reusch, J. A.; Rhodes, A. T.; Richner, N. J.; Rodriguez Sanchez, C.; Schaefer, C. E.; Weberski, J. D.

doi:10.1063/5.0054974

Initial characterization of electron temperature and density profiles in PEGASUS spherical tokamak discharges driven solely by local helicity injection

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0054974· OSTI ID:2567928

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Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019008; SC0020402

OSTI ID:: 2567928

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1825146
OSTI ID: 1830646
OSTI ID: 1838014

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 28; ISSN 1070-664X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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