ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Inside launch (high field side) reflectometry is necessary for routine core access on DIII-D and is a very attractive option for ITER and TPX. For high temperature reactor relevant plasmas, relativistic corrections for the left-hand cutoff (inside launched) are relatively small, whereas these substantially affect the location of the normal right hand cutoff. On DIII-D, core access using the right hand cutoff is restricted to low density plasmas, while O-mode polarization is incompatible with flat H-mode density profiles. Routine core access can, however, be obtained using the left-hand cutoff and inside launch. On ITER and TPX, outside launch X-mode systems need to operate at high frequency, ∼100–250 GHz, such that the left-hand cutoff, which is at much lower frequency, ∼0–75 GHz, is an attractive option for high density operation. In addition, inside launch reflectometry can be used to investigate plasma asymmetries; on DIII-D an inboard/outboard asymmetry in turbulence response is observed at the L-H transition. An upgraded inside launch reflectometer system was recently installed on DIII-D, specifically to investigate the use of the left hand X-mode cutoff and inside launch for profile and turbulence measurements in reactor relevant plasmas. This system will also provide routine core access for reflectometry on DIII-D. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1146250
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