Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria

LeViness, Alexandra; Schmitt, John; Lazerson, Samuel; Bader, Aaron; Faber, Benjamin; Hammond, Kenneth; Gates, David

doi:10.34770/wnjn-m776

Title: Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria

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Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2022

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

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

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

OSTI Identifier:: 2001082

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.34770/wnjn-m776

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                    LeViness, Alexandra, Schmitt, John, Lazerson, Samuel, Bader, Aaron, Faber, Benjamin, Hammond, Kenneth, and Gates, David. Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
        Web.  doi:10.34770/wnjn-m776.

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                    LeViness, Alexandra, Schmitt, John, Lazerson, Samuel, Bader, Aaron, Faber, Benjamin, Hammond, Kenneth, & Gates, David. Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.34770/wnjn-m776

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                    LeViness, Alexandra, Schmitt, John, Lazerson, Samuel, Bader, Aaron, Faber, Benjamin, Hammond, Kenneth, and Gates, David. 2022.  
"Energetic particle optimization of quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.34770/wnjn-m776.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2001082. Pub date:Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2022

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