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Energetic Particle Diagnostics in Present Tokamaks and Challenges Towards a Burning Plasma

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The paper presents a brief overview of energetic particle diagnostics in fusion plasmas. Differences between techniques used in nuclear and non-nuclear machines are in particular underlined and the challenges faced by fast ion diagnostics in a burning plasma are discussed.

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Nocente, M. Energetic Particle Diagnostics in Present Tokamaks and Challenges Towards a Burning Plasma. J Fusion Energ 38, 291–298 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-018-0206-x

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