Diagnostic development for ST plasmas on NSTX
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0741-3335,1361-6587
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/45/11/003