ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
The necessary number of wavelength channels is investigated in incoherent Thomson scattering diagnostics. The measurement errors (σ) are evaluated for a realistic case and their lower limits (σ˜) are given in explicit forms. For a given number of wavelength channels, optimal channel allocation in the wavelength space is sought by minimizing the average relative errors. As a scale of the goodness of measurement, we introduce the ratio 〈σ˜/σ〉 averaged over the electron temperature of interest. This quantity ranges from 0 to 1 and tends to 1 as the lowest achievable error is approached. If we conclude that 〈σ˜/σ〉≥0.9 is sufficient, then for a typical ruby laser system measuring 400–700 nm, seven channels is an adequate number for covering the electron temperature of 0.01–10 keV and five channels for 0.1–10 keV. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1149994
