Vertical localization of phase contrast imaging diagnostic in Alcator C-Mod
- Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139 (United States)
Phase contrast imaging (PCI) diagnostic has been used to study mode conversion physics of ion cyclotron range of frequency waves [E. Nelson-Melby et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 155004 (2003)], plasma turbulence [A. Mazurenko et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 225004 (2002); N. Basse et al., Phys. Plasmas 12, 052512 (2005)], and Alfven Cascades [M. Porkolab et al., IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 34, 229 (2006)] in Alcator C-Mod. The C-Mod PCI system measures line integrated electron density fluctuations along 32 vertical chords with a sampling frequency of 10 MHz and wavenumber resolution up to 30 cm{sup -1}. Although PCI normally lacks localization along the chords, the vertical variation of the magnetic field pitch angle allows for localized measurements for large k{sub perpendicular} fluctuations. A system consisting of a partially masked phase plate on a rotatable stage has been installed and quasicoherent modes with wave number {approx}5 cm{sup -1} associated with the enhanced D{alpha}H mode at the top and bottom of the plasma have been differentiated. In future experiments, for k{approx}30 cm{sup -1}, a spatial resolution of r/a{approx}0.3 can be achieved under ideal conditions.
- OSTI ID:
- 20861284
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2228623; (c) 2006 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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