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Highlights of 2008

I am delighted to present this special collection of articles from Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Comprising the 25 most frequently downloaded articles published by the journal in 2008, the collection includes reviews of the field by esteemed researchers, as well as high-impact papers and special issue articles.

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I trust you will enjoy reading this small selection of the best work published in the journal. You can also view the highlights of 2006 and 2007.

Yasmin McGlashan, Publisher, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

REVIEW ARTICLES

Application of dimensionless parameter scaling techniques to the design and interpretation of magnetic fusion experimentsT C Luce, C C Petty and J G Cordey2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 043001
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Major results from the stellarator Wendelstein 7-ASM Hirsch, J Baldzuhn, C Beidler, R Brakel, R Burhenn, A Dinklage, H Ehmler, M Endler, V Erckmann, Y Feng, J Geiger, L Giannone, G Grieger, P Grigull, H-J Hartfuß, D Hartmann, R Jaenicke, R König, H P Laqua, H Maaßberg, K McCormick, F Sardei, E Speth, U Stroth, F Wagner, A Weller, A Werner, H Wobig, S Zoletnik and for the W7-AS Team2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 053001
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Tritium inventory in ITER plasma-facing materials and tritium removal proceduresJoachim Roth, Emmanuelle Tsitrone, Thierry Loarer, Volker Philipps, Sebastijan Brezinsek, Alberto Loarte, Glenn F Counsell, Russell P Doerner, Klaus Schmid, Olga V Ogorodnikova and Rion A Causey2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 103001
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PAPERS

Compression phase study of the HiPER baseline targetX Ribeyre, Ph Nicolaï, G Schurtz, M Olazabal-Loumé, J Breil, P H Maire, J L Feugeas, L Hallo and V T Tikhonchuk2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 025007
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Investigation of MHD phenomena on Tore Supra by localised eccd perturbation experimentsF Turco, G Giruzzi, J F Artaud, O Barana, V Basiuk, G Huysmans, F Imbeaux, P Maget, D Mazon and J-L Ségui2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 035001
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Bispectral experimental estimation of the nonlinear energy transfer in two-dimensional plasma turbulenceP Manz, M Ramisch, U Stroth, V Naulin and B D Scott2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 035008
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Spectral characteristics of geodesic acoustic mode in the HL-2A tokamakT Lan, A D Liu, C X Yu, L W Yan, W Y Hong, K J Zhao, J Q Dong, J Qian, J Cheng, D L Yu and Q W Yang2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 045002
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Experimental observation of the radial propagation of ELM induced filaments on ASDEX UpgradeA Schmid, A Herrmann, H W Müller and the ASDEX Upgrade Team2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 045007
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Plasma sheath in the presence of an oblique magnetic fieldB P Pandey, A Samarian and S V Vladimirov2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 055003
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Turbulence and transport measurements with cold and emissive probes in ISTTOKR Schrittwieser, C Ionita, P Balan, C Silva, H Figueiredo, C A F Varandas, J Juul Rasmussen and V Naulin2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 055004
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Sheared flow generation and mode suppression in a magnetized linear cylindrical plasmaH Tsuchiya, S-I Itoh, A Fujisawa, K Kamataki, S Shinohara, M Yagi, Y Kawai, A Komori and K Itoh2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 055005
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Frequency scaling and localization of geodesic acoustic modes in ASDEX UpgradeG D Conway, C Tröster, B Scott, K Hallatschek and the ASDEX Upgrade Team2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 055009
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Plasma heating by intense electron beams in fast ignitionN J Sircombe, R Bingham, M Sherlock, T Mendonça and P Norreys2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 065005
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LIF measurements on an atomic helium beam in the edge of a fusion plasmaM Krychowiak, Ph Mertens, R König, B Schweer, S Brezinsek, O Schmitz, M Brix, U Samm and T Klinger2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 065015
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Parallel cascade of Alfvén wavesPeter H Yoon and Ta-Ming Fang2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 085007
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Hamiltonian formulation and analysis of a collisionless fluid reconnection modelE Tassi, P J Morrison, F L Waelbroeck and D Grasso2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 085014
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An analytic formula for the relativistic Thomson scattering spectrum for a Maxwellian velocity distributionK V Beausang and S L Prunty2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 095001
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Decoupling in the problem of tokamak plasma response to asymmetric magnetic perturbationsV D Pustovitov2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 105001
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High temporal and spatial resolution reflectometry investigations of type-I ELMs induced edge barrier collapse at ASDEX UpgradeL Fattorini, P T Lang, M E Manso, J Santos, L D Horton, G D Conway and the ASDEX Upgrade Team2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 125001
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SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLES

Alfvén waves: a journey between space and fusion plasmasLiu Chen2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124001
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Complex plasmas: forces and dynamical behaviourA Piel, O Arp, D Block, I Pilch, T Trottenberg, S Käding, A Melzer, H Baumgartner, C Henning and M Bonitz2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124003
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Three-dimensional effects in tokamaksS Günter, Ph Lauber, P Merkel, M Sempf, E Strumberger, D Tekle and K Lackner2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124004
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Stellarators and the path from ITER to DEMOAllen H Boozer2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124005
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The interaction of a flowing plasma with a dipole magnetic field: measurements and modelling of a diamagnetic cavity relevant to spacecraft protectionR Bamford, K J Gibson, A J Thornton, J Bradford, R Bingham, L Gargate, L O Silva, R A Fonseca, M Hapgood, C Norberg, T Todd and R Stamper2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124025
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Turbulence measurements in fusion plasmasG D Conway2008 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 124026
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2007 Highlights

2006 Highlights

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