Current Drive by Electron Bernstein Waves in Spherical Tokamaks
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This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant No. DE-FG02-91ER-54109, by the U.S. Department of Energy jointly with the National Spherical Torus Experiment, Grant No. DE-FG02-99ER-54521, and U.S. Department of Energy, Cooperative Grant No. DE-FC0299ER-54512. Reproduction, translation, publication, use and disposal, in whole or in part, by or for the United States government is permitted.
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