Variational Calculation of Neoclassical Ion Heat Flux in the Banana Regime for Axisymmetric Magnetic Geometry
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This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant No. DE-FG02-91ER54109 . Reproduction, translation, publication, use and disposal, in whole or in part, by or for the United States government is permitted. Submitted for publication in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2011) PSFC/JA-11-39 Variational Calculation of Neoclassical Ion Heat Flux in the Banana Regime for Axisymmetric Magnetic Geometry
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