The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) project is the
Korean national fusion program for constructing a superconducting tokamak,
that is capable of a steady-state operation. Currently, the KSTAR diagnosti
c group is concentrating on conceptual design activities to provide measure
ments of the plasma behavior that is necessary to satisfy the KSTAR mission
s. A diagnostic overview for the KSTAR device is presented. (C) 1999 Americ
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