The perpendicular electron energy flux driven by magnetic fluctuations in the edge of TEXT-U

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Title: The perpendicular electron energy flux driven by magnetic fluctuations in the edge of TEXT-U

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A fast bolometer was used for direct measurements of parallel electron energy flux in the edge of TEXT-U. The fluctuating component of the parallel electron energy flux, combined with a measurement of magnetic fluctuations, provides an upper limit to the perpendicular electron flux. This magnetically driven energy flux cannot account for the observed energy flux.

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Fiksel, G; Prager, S C ^[1]; Bengtson, R D; Wootton, A J ^[2]

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Physics Dept.
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Physics Dept.

Publication Date:: 1995-06-12

Research Org.:: Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Fusion Research Center

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 468595

Report Number(s):: DOE/ER/54241-152; FRCR-471
ON: DE97004813; TRN: 97:010175

DOE Contract Number:: FG03-94ER54241

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 12 Jun 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; TEXT DEVICES; ENERGY TRANSFER; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RADIATION FLUX; MAGNETIC SURFACES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT FLUX

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                    Fiksel, G, Prager, S C, Bengtson, R D, and Wootton, A J. The perpendicular electron energy flux driven by magnetic fluctuations in the edge of TEXT-U.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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                    Fiksel, G, Prager, S C, Bengtson, R D, & Wootton, A J. The perpendicular electron energy flux driven by magnetic fluctuations in the edge of TEXT-U.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/468595

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                    Fiksel, G, Prager, S C, Bengtson, R D, and Wootton, A J. Mon .  
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