Localized measurement of short wavelength plasma fluctuations with the DIII-D phase contrast imaging diagnostic
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Dorris, James R.; Rost, Jon C.; Porkolab, Miklos
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A novel rotating mask system has been designed and implemented on the DIII-D phase contrast imaging (PCI) diagnostic to produce the first spatially localized PCI measurements of a tokamak plasma. The localization technique makes use of the variation in the magnetic field component perpendicular to the viewing chord as a function of chord height. This new capability provides measurements in the range of 2<k<30 cm[superscript −1], 10 kHz<f<10 MHz, and 0.7<r/a<1. This technique provides a spatial resolution of 10 cm at k=15 cm[superscript −1] and can realistically provide measurements at a rate of 10 profiles/s. Calibration measurements show accurate characterization of the system transfer function making feasible a time dependent analysis that results in improved localization. Initial measurements show turbulence to peak near the plasma edge. This upgrade is part of a broader program to operate the DIII-D PCI at wave numbers up to 40 cm[superscript −1] to probe electron scale turbulence in the plasma core.
Date issued
2009-02Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion CenterJournal
Review of Scientific Instruments
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American Institute of Physics
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Dorris, J. R., J. C. Rost, and M. Porkolab. “Localized measurement of short wavelength plasma fluctuations with the DIII-D phase contrast imaging diagnostic.” Review of Scientific Instruments 80.2 (2009): 023503-10. ©2009 American Institute of Physics.
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0034-6748