Simulations of beam-emission spectroscopy on Alcator C-Mod (abstract)
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An eight-channel beam-emission-spectroscopy (BES)1 system has been installed on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, intended for use with a diagnostic neutral hydrogen beam (DNB). Capable of localized measurements from the plasma edge to the plasma core, the BES diagnostic collects light from the first Balmer transition (H{sub {alpha}}) resultant from beam/plasma collisions. The H{sub {alpha}} line splits into several components whose central wavelengths depend on the viewing geometry, the magnetic field, and the beam energy. This is due to the Doppler shifts from viewing the beam off perpendicular, the different velocities of the three mass components of the beam (H, H{sub 2}, H{sub 3}), and the large motional Stark effect. Optimal signal-to-noise requires collecting these components while attenuating all other emission: primarily bremsstrahlung and D{sub {alpha}} radiation (from plasma D{sup 0}/e{sup -} collisions). Tunable bandpass filters are thus required. A BES simulation code has been developed that calculates the brightnesses (bremsstrahlung, D{sub {alpha}}, H{sub {alpha}}) versus wavelength using plasma profile data from the C-Mod MDSplus database,2 a computation of the beam penetration, the viewing and DNB geometries, and bandpass filter characteristics. The model was first used to estimate signal levels and choose the optimal BES bandpass filters; its ultimate purpose is to determine the shot-to-shot tuning requirements of the filters for different discharge conditions. Comparisons of measured and predicted background bremsstrahlung and D{sub {alpha}} brightnesses are presented, as are first measurements and calculations of the beam emission. The code is written in the IDL programming language3 utilizing the ''widget'' graphical user interface. Designed for geometrical and spectral flexibility, it can be modified to simulate other beam diagnostics such as motional-Stark-effect plasma current measurements and charge-exchange recombination spectroscopy, as well as passive diagnostics measuring chord-averaged spectral emission.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 40204880
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 72, Issue 1; Other Information: Othernumber: RSINAK000072000001000987000001; 736101CON; PBD: Jan 2001; ISSN 0034-6748
- Publisher:
- The American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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