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Simulation study of 2.45 GHz electron cyclotron resonance preionization on spherical tokamak

Gehang XU, Wenbo CHEN^*, Xueyu GONG, Pingwei ZHENG, and Dan DU

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University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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Gehang XU, Wenbo CHEN, Xueyu GONG, Pingwei ZHENG, Dan DU. Simulation study of 2.45 GHz electron cyclotron resonance preionization on spherical tokamak[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(4): 040606

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Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Received: Nov. 26, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jun. 3, 2025

The Author Email: Wenbo CHEN (陈文波)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240482

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