Real-time estimates of the ICRF single-pass absorption for ITER

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 346, 2026 25^th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas (RFPPC2025)


Article Number		02017
Number of page(s)		7
Section		Wave Heating and Current Drive in Present and Future Fusion Devices
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634602017
Published online		07 January 2026

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