A temporally and spatially resolved electron density diagnostic method for the edge plasma based on Stark broadening
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 (United States)
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (United States)
An electron density diagnostic (≥10{sup 10} cm{sup −3}) capable of high temporal (ms) and spatial (mm) resolution is currently under development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The diagnostic is based on measuring the Stark broadened, Doppler-free spectral line profile of the n = 6–2 hydrogen Balmer series transition. The profile is then fit to a fully quantum mechanical model including the appropriate electric and magnetic field operators. The quasi-static approach used to calculate the Doppler-free spectral line profile is outlined here and the results from the model are presented for H-δ spectra for electron densities of 10{sup 10}–10{sup 13} cm{sup −3}. The profile shows complex behavior due to the interaction between the magnetic substates of the atom.
- OSTI ID:
- 22596627
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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