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Velocity-space tomography of fusion plasmas by collective Thomson scattering of gyrotron radiation

  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
  • Max Planck Institute

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Abstract

We propose a diagnostic capable of measuring 2D fast-ion velocity distribution functions 푓2퐷푣 in the MeV-range in magnetized fusion plasmas. Today velocity-space tomography based on fast-ion D훼 spectroscopy is regularly used to measure 푓2퐷푣 for ion energies below 100 keV. Unfortunately, the signal-tonoise ratio becomes fairly low for MeV-range ions. Ions at any energy can be detected well by collective Thomson scattering of mm-wave radiation from a high-power gyrotron. We demonstrate how collective Thomson scattering can be used to measure 푓2퐷푣 in the MeV-range in reactor relevant plasmas such as in the tokamaks ITER or DEMO.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz)
Number of pages2
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2016
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-8486-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-8485-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 25 Sept 201630 Sept 2016
Conference number: 41

Conference

Conference41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
Number41
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period25/09/201630/09/2016
Series International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
ISSN2162-2027

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