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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 346, 2026
25th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas (RFPPC2025)
Article Number 02018
Number of page(s) 7
Section Wave Heating and Current Drive in Present and Future Fusion Devices
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634602018
Published online 07 January 2026
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