Plasma rotation and ion temperature measurements by collective Thomson scattering at ASDEX Upgrade

Morten Stejner Pedersen, Stefan Kragh Nielsen, Asger Schou Jacobsen, Søren Bang Korsholm, Frank Leipold, R. M. McDermott, Poul Michelsen, Jesper Rasmussen, Mirko Salewski, Martin Schubert, J. Stober, D. H. Wagner

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Abstract

We present the first deuterium ion temperature and rotation measurements by collective Thomson scattering at ASDEX Upgrade. The results are in general agreement with boron-based charge exchange recombination spectroscopy measurements and consistent with neoclassical simulations for the plasma scenario studied here. This demonstration opens the prospect for direct non-perturbative measurements of the properties of the main ion species in the plasma core with applications in plasma transport and confinement studies.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPlasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Volume57
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)062001
Number of pages1
ISSN0741-3335
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Tokamak
  • Collective Thomson scattering
  • Main ion rotation and temperature

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