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Title: Fast imaging of intact and shattered cryogenic neon pellets

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4886426· OSTI ID:22308656
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)

Compact condensed-matter injection technologies are increasingly used in magnetic fusion. One recent application is in disruption mitigation. An imaging system with less-than-100-µm- and sub-µs-resolution is described and used to characterize intact and shattered cryogenic neon pellets. Shattered pellets contain fine particles ranging from tens of µm to about 7 mm. Time-of-flight analyses indicate that pellets could slow down if hitting the wall of the guide tube. Fast high-resolution imaging systems are thus useful to neon and other condensed-matter injector development.

OSTI ID:
22308656
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English