Near midplane scintillator-based fast ion loss detector on DIII-D
- University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California (United States)
- General Atomics, PO Box 85608, San Diego, California 92186-5608 (United States)
- Max-Planck Institut fur Plasmaphysiks, Garching (Germany)
A new scintillator-based fast-ion loss detector (FILD) installed near the outer midplane of the plasma has been commissioned on DIII-D. This detector successfully measures coherent fast ion losses produced by fast-ion driven instabilities ({<=}500 kHz). Combined with the first FILD at {approx}45 Degree-Sign below the outer midplane [R. K. Fisher, et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10D307 (2010)], the two-detector system measures poloidal variation of losses. The phase space sensitivity of the new detector (gyroradius r{sub L}{approx}[1.5-8] cm and pitch angle {alpha}{approx}[35 Degree-Sign -85 Degree-Sign ]) is calibrated using neutral beam first orbit loss measurements. Since fast ion losses are localized poloidally, having two FILDs at different poloidal locations allows for the study of losses over a wider range of plasma shapes and types of loss orbits.
- OSTI ID:
- 22093852
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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