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Active neutral particle diagnostics for high temperature plasma

Abstract

This paper describes experimental studies related to active neutral particle diagnostics in the JT-60 tokamak. Detection efficiencies of a micro-channel plate (MCP), which has widely used in plasma diagnostics, were determined for ions and neutrals. Multi-step processes for a neutral beam is predicted to enhance the beam stopping cross section in a plasma. In order to confirm the predictions, shine-through for a hydrogen and for a helium beam was measured in the JT-60 ohmic plasmas. The measurements for a hydrogen beam resulted in the cross sectional enhancement in the beam stopping. The same experiment using a helium beam indicated that the cross sectional enhancement for helium was much smaller than that for hydrogen at almost same plasma parameters. Ion temperature diagnostic using active beam scattering was developed in data processing technique, in consideration of the device function of a neutral particle analyzer and in estimation of the effect of beam ion component. Fundamental experiments for detecting helium ions in a plasma were performed using two-electron transfer reaction between a helium atomic beam and helium ions, and the energy distribution and the density of the helium ions were determined. These experiments demonstrated promise of the two-electron transfer reaction as an alpha  More>>
Authors:
Tobita, Kenji [1] 
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Naka, Ibaraki (Japan). Naka Fusion Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1993
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
JAERI-M-92-214
Reference Number:
SCA: 700320; PA: JPN-93:004194; SN: 93000987330
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1993
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; JT-60 TOKAMAK; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; ION TEMPERATURE; 700320; PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION
OSTI ID:
10150775
Research Organizations:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93788457; TRN: JP9304194
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
113 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Tobita, Kenji. Active neutral particle diagnostics for high temperature plasma. Japan: N. p., 1993. Web.
Tobita, Kenji. Active neutral particle diagnostics for high temperature plasma. Japan.
Tobita, Kenji. 1993. "Active neutral particle diagnostics for high temperature plasma." Japan.
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title = {Active neutral particle diagnostics for high temperature plasma}
author = {Tobita, Kenji}
abstractNote = {This paper describes experimental studies related to active neutral particle diagnostics in the JT-60 tokamak. Detection efficiencies of a micro-channel plate (MCP), which has widely used in plasma diagnostics, were determined for ions and neutrals. Multi-step processes for a neutral beam is predicted to enhance the beam stopping cross section in a plasma. In order to confirm the predictions, shine-through for a hydrogen and for a helium beam was measured in the JT-60 ohmic plasmas. The measurements for a hydrogen beam resulted in the cross sectional enhancement in the beam stopping. The same experiment using a helium beam indicated that the cross sectional enhancement for helium was much smaller than that for hydrogen at almost same plasma parameters. Ion temperature diagnostic using active beam scattering was developed in data processing technique, in consideration of the device function of a neutral particle analyzer and in estimation of the effect of beam ion component. Fundamental experiments for detecting helium ions in a plasma were performed using two-electron transfer reaction between a helium atomic beam and helium ions, and the energy distribution and the density of the helium ions were determined. These experiments demonstrated promise of the two-electron transfer reaction as an alpha ash detection in a burning plasma. A parasitic neutral efflux accompanied by active beam injection was investigated. (J.P.N.).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1993}
month = {Jan}
}