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Bootstrap Current

Bootstrap Current is a self-generated electrical current in a toroidal plasma arising from pressure gradient-driven neoclassical transport, distinguished from externally driven currents by its intrinsic dependence on the radial gradient of the plasma pressure and its role in enabling stationary-state operation of magnetic confinement fusion devices.

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Neoclassical conductivity and bootstrap current formulas for general axisymmetric equilibria and arbitrary collisionality regime

O. Sauter, C. Angioni, Y. R. Lin‐Liu · Physics of Plasmas · 1999 · 852 citations · Full text

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Bootstrap current and neoclassical transport in tokamaks of arbitrary collisionality and aspect ratio

W. A. Houlberg, K. C. Shaing, S. P. Hirshman et al. · Physics of Plasmas · 1997 · 642 citations

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Exploration of spherical torus physics in the NSTX device

M. Ono, S. Kaye, Y.K.M. Peng et al. · Nuclear Fusion · 2000 · 395 citations

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Improved plasma performance in tokamaks with negative magnetic shear

C. Kessel, J. Manickam, G. Rewoldt et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1994 · 381 citations

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Neoclassical tearing modes and their control

Physics of Plasmas · 2006 · 379 citations

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    L. L. Lao

    General Atomics (United States), United States

    21 publications · 986 citations

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  2. YK
    Yoshihiro Kamada

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    18 publications · 783 citations

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  3. CK
    C. Kessel

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, United States

    17 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. AM
    A. M. Garofalo

    General Atomics (United States), United States

    18 publications · 687 citations

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  5. JM
    J. Ménard

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, United States

    16 publications · 975 citations

    15

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  1. General Atomics (United States)

    San Diego, United States

    34 h-index

    519 publications

    26.3K citations

  2. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

    Princeton, United States

    32 h-index

    545 publications

    42.9K citations

  3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    30 h-index

    395 publications

    18K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

    Garching, Germany

    27 h-index

    116 publications

    5K citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    20 h-index

    138 publications

    5.9K citations

  6. Advanced Science Research Center

    Naka, Japan

    20 h-index

    113 publications

    4.5K citations

  7. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    19 h-index

    67 publications

    3K citations

  8. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    18 h-index

    168 publications

    6.4K citations

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  1. Nuclear Fusion

    104 publications · 4.8K citations

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  2. Physics of Plasmas

    69 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

    59 publications · 3K citations

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  4. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. The Physics of Fluids

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

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