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A spatially resolving x-ray crystal spectrometer for measurement of ion-temperature and rotation-velocity profiles on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2969080· OSTI ID:21266485
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  1. PPPL, Princeton University, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)
  2. PSFC, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  3. LLNL, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
  4. National Fusion Research Institute, Taejeon 305-333 (Korea, Republic of)
  5. DECTRIS Ltd., CH-5232 Villigen-PSI (Switzerland)

A new spatially resolving x-ray crystal spectrometer capable of measuring continuous spatial profiles of high resolution spectra ({lambda}/d{lambda}>6000) of He-like and H-like Ar K{alpha} lines with good spatial ({approx}1 cm) and temporal ({approx}10 ms) resolutions has been installed on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. Two spherically bent crystals image the spectra onto four two-dimensional Pilatus II pixel detectors. Tomographic inversion enables inference of local line emissivity, ion temperature (T{sub i}), and toroidal plasma rotation velocity (v{sub {phi}}) from the line Doppler widths and shifts. The data analysis techniques, T{sub i} and v{sub {phi}} profiles, analysis of fusion-neutron background, and predictions of performance on other tokamaks, including ITER, will be presented.

OSTI ID:
21266485
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 79; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English