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Vol. 47, Issue 8, 080601 (2024)

Numerical investigation of Tokamak runaway current suppression by using massive deuterium-argon/neon gas mixture injection

Zhenzhe HAN¹ and Pingwei ZHENG^1,2,*

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¹School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Demonstration Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation on Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Safety, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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Zhenzhe HAN, Pingwei ZHENG. Numerical investigation of Tokamak runaway current suppression by using massive deuterium-argon/neon gas mixture injection[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080601 Copy Citation Text

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