Collective Thomson scattering capabilities to diagnose fusion plasmas

Søren Bang Korsholm, Henrik Bindslev, Vedran Furtula, Frank Leipold, Fernando Meo, Poul Michelsen, Dmitry Moseev, Stefan Kragh Nielsen, Mirko Salewski, Morten Stejner Pedersen

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    Abstract

    Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) is a versatile technique for diagnosing fusion plasmas. In particular, experiments on diagnosing the ion temperature and fast ion velocity distribution have been executed on a number of fusion devices. In this article the main aim is to describe the technique, focusing on the measurements of fast ion dynamics in the tokamaks TEXTOR and ASDEX Upgrade. Other potential applications such as measurements of bulk ion temperature, bulk ion rotation, and fuel ion ratio measurements will be mentioned.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
    Volume623
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)677-680
    ISSN0168-9002
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2010
    Event1st International Conference on Frontiers in Diagnostic Technologies - Frascati National Laboratories (LNF), Frascati, Italy
    Duration: 25 Nov 200927 Nov 2009
    Conference number: 1

    Conference

    Conference1st International Conference on Frontiers in Diagnostic Technologies
    Number1
    LocationFrascati National Laboratories (LNF)
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFrascati
    Period25/11/200927/11/2009

    Keywords

    • Fusion energy
    • Microwave
    • Fast ions

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