TMX-U diagnostic system

Conference · Fri Sep 02 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5807149

Correll, D L

Using data from the TMX-U diagnostic system, the production of sloshing ions has already been verified and the formation of electron thermal barriers is presently being investigated on the Tandem Mirror Experiment-Upgrade (TMX-U) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The TMX-U diagnostics are made up of the earlier TMX complement of diagnostics that determine confinement, microstability, and low-frequency stability, plus diagnostic instrumentation that measures electron parameters associated with mirror-confined electrons. This paper describes the three subsystems within the TMX-U diagnostic system: (1) the diagnostic facility (shot leader console, data cable system, and diagnostic timing system); (2) the individual diagnostic instruments that measure plasma and machine parameters; and (3) the data-acquisition and -analysis computer.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5807149
• Report Number(s): UCRL-89345; CONF-8309142-1; ON: DE83017834
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700102* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Diagnostics
CONFINEMENT
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMAL BARRIERS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TMX DEVICES