Trapped Electron Mode Turbulence Driven Intrinsic Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas

Wang, W. X.; Hahm, T. S.; Ethier, S.; Zakharov, L. E.; Diamond, P. H.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.085001

Title: Trapped Electron Mode Turbulence Driven Intrinsic Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas

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Authors:: Wang, W. X.; Hahm, T. S.; Ethier, S.; Zakharov, L. E.; Diamond, P. H.

Publication Date:: 2011-02-23

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1099902

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Wang, W. X., Hahm, T. S., Ethier, S., Zakharov, L. E., and Diamond, P. H. Trapped Electron Mode Turbulence Driven Intrinsic Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Wang, W. X., Hahm, T. S., Ethier, S., Zakharov, L. E., & Diamond, P. H. Trapped Electron Mode Turbulence Driven Intrinsic Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.085001

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                    Wang, W. X., Hahm, T. S., Ethier, S., Zakharov, L. E., and Diamond, P. H. Wed .  
"Trapped Electron Mode Turbulence Driven Intrinsic Rotation in Tokamak Plasmas".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.085001.

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