Linking the micro and macro: L-H transition dynamics and threshold physics

Malkov, M. A.; Diamond, P. H.; Miki, K.; Rice, J. E.; Tynan, G. R.

doi:10.1063/1.4914934

Title: Linking the micro and macro: L-H transition dynamics and threshold physics

Journal Article · Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4914934· OSTI ID:1228562

^[1]; Diamond, P. H. ^[1]; Miki, K. ^[2]; Rice, J. E. ^[3]; Tynan, G. R. ^[4]

CASS and Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, USA
JAEA, Kashiwa, Japan
Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Center for Momentum Transport and Flow Organization, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, USA

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