The Tara control, monitoring, data acquisition and analysis system

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:7043865

Sullivan, J D; Gaudreau, M P.J.; Blanter, B; Fredian, T W; Irby, J H; Karcher, C A; Rameriz, R; Sevillano, E; Stillerman, J; Thomas, P

Experiments at the MIT Tara Tandem Mirror utilize an integrated system for control, monitoring, data acquisition, physics analysis, and archiving. This system consists of two distinct parts with narrowly defined information interchange; one to provide automated control and real time monitoring of engineering functions and one to acquire, analyze, and display data for physics in near real time. Typical machine operation achieves a total cycle time of 3 to 8 minutes with 5 to 7 Mbytes of data stored and with approx.160 individual signals displayed in hardcopy on approx.10 pages.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Plasma Fusion Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET51013
• OSTI ID: 7043865
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/51013-195; PFC/CP-86-12; CONF-860917-11; ON: DE87002770
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. SOFT - symposium on fusion technology, Avignon, France, 8 Sep 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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TANDEM MIRRORS
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