Diagnostics for first plasma and development plan on KSTAR
- National Fusion Research Institute, Gwahangno 113, Daejeon 305-333 (Korea, Republic of)
- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daeduk-Daero 1045, Gukjin-Dong, Yusung-Gu, Daejeon 305-353 (Korea, Republic of)
The first plasma with target values of the plasma current and the pulse duration was finally achieved on June 13, 2008 in the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR). The diagnostic systems played an important role in achieving successful first plasma operation for the KSTAR tokamak. The employed plasma diagnostic systems for the KSTAR first plasma including the magnetic diagnostics, millimeter-wave interferometer, inspection illuminator, H{sub {alpha}}, visible spectrometer, filterscope, and electron cyclotron emission (ECE) radiometer have provided the main plasma parameters, which are essential for the plasma generation, control, and physics understanding. Improvements to the first diagnostic systems and additional diagnostics including an x-ray imaging crystal spectrometer, reflectometer, ECE radiometer, resistive bolometer, and soft x-ray array are scheduled to be added for the next KSTAR experimental campaign in 2009.
- OSTI ID:
- 22053757
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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