Pulse-burst laser-based 10 kHz Thomson scattering measurements

He, Zichen; Smith, Cary; Zhang, Zhili; Biewer, Theodore M.; Jiang, Naibo; Hsu, Paul S.; Roy, Sukesh

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/ab2e30

Title: Pulse-burst laser-based 10 kHz Thomson scattering measurements

Journal Article · Fri Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Plasma Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-6272/ab2e30· OSTI ID:1564185

He, Zichen ^[1]; Smith, Cary ^[2];

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^[3]; Jiang, Naibo ^[4]; Hsu, Paul S. ^[4]; Roy, Sukesh ^[4]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Spectral Energies LLC, Dayton, OH (United States)

Thomson scattering (TS), as a popular and reliable diagnostic technique, has successfully measured electron temperatures and electron number densities of plasmas for many years. However, conventional TS techniques using Nd:YAG lasers operate only at tens of hertz. Here, we present the development of a high-repetition-rate TS instrument based on a high-speed, pulse-burst laser system to greatly increase the temporal resolution of measurements. Successful instrument prototype testing by collecting TS light from laboratory helium and argon plasmas at 10 kHz, was carried out. Calibration of the instrument detection sensitivity using nitrogen/oxygen rotational Raman scattering signal is also presented. Quantitative electron number densities and electron temperatures of the plasma were acquired at 10 kHz, for stable plasma discharges as, respectively, ~0.9 eV and ~5.37 × 1021 m-3 for the argon plasma, and ~1 eV and ~ 6.5 × 1021 m-3 for the helium plasma.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Spectral Energies LLC, Dayton, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0018672

OSTI ID:: 1564185

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1657657

Journal Information:: Plasma Science and Technology, Vol. 21, Issue 10; ISSN 1009-0630

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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