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Safety Factor Profile Control in a Tokamak

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Controlled thermonuclear fusion could be a solution to produce sustainable energy, however the control of internal plasma dynamics and radial profiles (1-D distributions) is still in its infancy. This control is likely to be crucial for robust stability and to maintain high-efficiency tokamak operation.

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Bribiesca Argomedo, F., Witrant, E., Prieur, C. (2014). Introduction. In: Safety Factor Profile Control in a Tokamak. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01958-1_1

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