Linear ion-scale micro-stability analysis of high and low-collisionality NSTX discharges and NSTX-U projections

Clauser, Cesar; Guttenfelder, Walter; Rafiq, Tariq; Schuster, Eugenio

doi:10.11578/1888254

Title: Linear ion-scale micro-stability analysis of high and low-collisionality NSTX discharges and NSTX-U projections

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Clauser, Cesar; Guttenfelder, Walter; Rafiq, Tariq; Schuster, Eugenio

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Publication Date:: Wed Sep 07 04:00:00 UTC 2022

DOE Contract Number:: SC0013977; SC0021385

Research Org.:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1888254

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.11578/1888254

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                    Clauser, Cesar, Guttenfelder, Walter, Rafiq, Tariq, and Schuster, Eugenio. Linear ion-scale micro-stability analysis of high and low-collisionality NSTX discharges and NSTX-U projections.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
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                    Clauser, Cesar, Guttenfelder, Walter, Rafiq, Tariq, & Schuster, Eugenio. Linear ion-scale micro-stability analysis of high and low-collisionality NSTX discharges and NSTX-U projections.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/1888254

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                    Clauser, Cesar, Guttenfelder, Walter, Rafiq, Tariq, and Schuster, Eugenio. 2022.  
"Linear ion-scale micro-stability analysis of high and low-collisionality NSTX discharges and NSTX-U projections".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/1888254.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1888254. Pub date:Wed Sep 07 04:00:00 UTC 2022

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