ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A CO2 laser Thomson scattering diagnostic is being developed for the measurement of high-energy alpha particles in a burning plasma. To evaluate the system, a proof-of-principle test is presently in progress. The goal of the experiment is to perform small-angle scattering measurements on a nonburning plasma in the Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF). In the absence of fusion-product alpha particles, measurements are being made on the smaller scattered signal from the background electrons in the plasma. Preliminary results, indicating receiver calibration and stray light measurements, and calculations of expected scattered power based on measured density and temperature profiles in ATF will be presented. This research was sponsored by Office of Fusion Energy, U. S. DOE, under contract No. DE-AC05-84OR21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1141650
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