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Tore-Supra X-ray pulse-height analyzer diagnostic

Abstract

A multichannel X-ray spectrometer has been installed on TORE SUPRA in order to study photon emission between 30 and 700 keV, during lower hybrid experiments. This diagnostic is designed to observe the build-up of the momentum distribution of the fast electrons due to Landau damping on the RF waves, with both space and time resolution. In this paper, we describe the experimental set-up and present first results. For high density plasmas, well-defined spectra are observed up to 300-350 keV. The line-integrated emission profiles are peaked at low energy, and become hollow above 150 keV. This result is consistent with the accessibility of the RF waves inside the discharge. Low density plasmas exhibit a strongly peaked X-ray emission profile at all energies and, for the central chords, spectra extend up to 500 keV. In this case, it is shown that X rays scattered by the tokamak chamber become dominant balow 200 keV, for the lines of sight at the edge of the plasma.
Authors:
Peysson, Y; Bizarro, J P; Hoang, G T; Litaudon, X; Moreau, D; Poitou-Pocheau, C; Rax, J M; [1]  Hubbard, A [2] 
  1. Association Euratom-CEA, Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France). Dept. de Recherches sur la Fusion Controlee
  2. Quebec Univ., Varennes, PQ (CA). Energy Research Centre
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-10755; CONF-9106308-
Reference Number:
SCA: 700320; PA: FRD-92:000777; SN: 92000693054
Resource Relation:
Conference: 18. European Physical Society (EPS) conference on controlled fusion and plasma physics,Berlin (Germany),3-7 Jun 1991; Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; TORE SUPRA TOKAMAK; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; KEV RANGE 10-100; KEV RANGE 100-1000; LANDAU DAMPING; PLASMA DENSITY; 700320; PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
OSTI ID:
10131403
Research Organizations:
Association Euratom-CEA, Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France). Dept. de Recherches sur la Fusion Controlee
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92788496; TRN: FR9200777
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
4 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Peysson, Y, Bizarro, J P, Hoang, G T, Litaudon, X, Moreau, D, Poitou-Pocheau, C, Rax, J M, and Hubbard, A. Tore-Supra X-ray pulse-height analyzer diagnostic. France: N. p., 1991. Web.
Peysson, Y, Bizarro, J P, Hoang, G T, Litaudon, X, Moreau, D, Poitou-Pocheau, C, Rax, J M, & Hubbard, A. Tore-Supra X-ray pulse-height analyzer diagnostic. France.
Peysson, Y, Bizarro, J P, Hoang, G T, Litaudon, X, Moreau, D, Poitou-Pocheau, C, Rax, J M, and Hubbard, A. 1991. "Tore-Supra X-ray pulse-height analyzer diagnostic." France.
@misc{etde_10131403,
title = {Tore-Supra X-ray pulse-height analyzer diagnostic}
author = {Peysson, Y, Bizarro, J P, Hoang, G T, Litaudon, X, Moreau, D, Poitou-Pocheau, C, Rax, J M, and Hubbard, A}
abstractNote = {A multichannel X-ray spectrometer has been installed on TORE SUPRA in order to study photon emission between 30 and 700 keV, during lower hybrid experiments. This diagnostic is designed to observe the build-up of the momentum distribution of the fast electrons due to Landau damping on the RF waves, with both space and time resolution. In this paper, we describe the experimental set-up and present first results. For high density plasmas, well-defined spectra are observed up to 300-350 keV. The line-integrated emission profiles are peaked at low energy, and become hollow above 150 keV. This result is consistent with the accessibility of the RF waves inside the discharge. Low density plasmas exhibit a strongly peaked X-ray emission profile at all energies and, for the central chords, spectra extend up to 500 keV. In this case, it is shown that X rays scattered by the tokamak chamber become dominant balow 200 keV, for the lines of sight at the edge of the plasma.}
place = {France}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}