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Title: Design, construction, and performance of a composite mirror for collecting Thomson scattered light from the large helical device plasma

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1787919· OSTI ID:20641180
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  1. National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki 592-5292 (Japan)

A 1.5 mx1.8 m rectangular composite mirror composed of 138 segment hexagonal spherical mirrors was constructed for collecting Thomson scattered light from the Large Helical Device plasma. The hexagonal mirrors with side length of 87 mm were patched on the surface of a framework made of glass fiber reinforced plastic. The position and angular orientation of each mirror are adjusted with three pairs of push-and-pull screws attached to the back plane of the mirrors so that the image of a tiny light source (0.1 mm in diameter) formed by each segment mirror be minimized and coincide with each other on a charge coupled device plate. The optical quality and its long-term stability of the assembled mirror have been monitored and sufficient for the present purpose.

OSTI ID:
20641180
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 75, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1787919; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English