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Title: High-beta, steady-state hybrid scenario on DIII-D

Journal Article · · Nuclear Fusion
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  1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. CompX, Del Mar, CA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  6. Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzlerland). Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FC02-04ER54698; AC52-07NA27344; FG02-08ER54984; FG02-04ER54761
OSTI ID:
1295134
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1238948; OSTI ID: 1329315; OSTI ID: 1769160
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-752083; AT1010101; ERAT355
Journal Information:
Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 56, Issue 1; ISSN 0029-5515
Publisher:
IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 27 works
Citation information provided by
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