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Technical Paper

Chapter 12: Generic Diagnostic Issues for a Burning Plasma Experiment

G. VayakisITER Organisation, CEN Cadarache, 13108 St. Paul lez Durance, France
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E. R. HodgsonEuratom/CIEMAT Fusion Association
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V. VoitsenyaInstitute of Plasma Physics, NCS KIPT, Akademichna Str. 1, 61108 Kharkov, Ukraine
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C. I. WalkerITER Organisation, CEN Cadarache, 13108 St. Paul lez Durance, France
Pages 699-750 | Published online: 27 Mar 2017

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