Development of KSTAR ECE imaging system for measurement of temperature fluctuations and edge density fluctuations
- Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyungbuk 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
- University of California, Davis, California 95616 (United States)
- FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, 3430 BE Nieuwegein (Netherlands)
The ECE imaging (ECEI) diagnostic tested on the TEXTOR tokamak revealed the sawtooth reconnection physics in unprecedented detail, including the first observation of high-field-side crash and collective heat transport [H. K. Park, N. C. Luhmann, Jr., A. J. H. Donneet al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 195003 (2006)]. An improved ECEI system capable of visualizing both high- and low-field sides simultaneously with considerably better spatial coverage has been developed for the KSTAR tokamak in order to capture the full picture of core MHD dynamics. Direct 2D imaging of other MHD phenomena such as tearing modes, edge localized modes, and even Alfven eigenmodes is expected to be feasible. Use of ECE images of the optically thin edge region to recover 2D electron density changes during L/H mode transitions is also envisioned, providing powerful information about the underlying physics. The influence of density fluctuations on optically thin ECE is discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22058704
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2010 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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ALFVEN WAVES
EDGE LOCALIZED MODES
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
FLUCTUATIONS
HEAT TRANSFER
H-MODE PLASMA CONFINEMENT
L-MODE PLASMA CONFINEMENT
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SAWTOOTH OSCILLATIONS
TEARING INSTABILITY
TEXTOR TOKAMAK