Measuring temperatures in nuclear fusion devices (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Measuring temperatures in nuclear fusion devices

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Rotational temperatures of hydrogen molecules desorbed from plasma-facing surface was measured in three different tokamaks; the increases of the temperature due to collisional-radiative processes in the plasmas were also evaluated.

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KyotoU Global Comms/Taiichi Shikama

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