NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 120201(2022)

Effect of impurity effect on the electron cyclotron current drive

Guang YANG1, Yijun ZHONG1、*, Xueyu GONG1、*, Qianhong HUANG1, Pingwei ZHENG2, and Zhanhui WANG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
  • 2Department of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
  • 3Institute of Fusion Sciences, Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610000, China
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    Guang YANG, Yijun ZHONG, Xueyu GONG, Qianhong HUANG, Pingwei ZHENG, Zhanhui WANG. Effect of impurity effect on the electron cyclotron current drive[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2022, 45(12): 120201

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 16, 2022

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    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120201

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