Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

Kurzan, B; Murmann, H D

doi:10.1063/1.3643771

Title: Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

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A new 10 channel Thomson scattering (TS) system was installed on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak to measure radial profiles of electron density and temperature at the plasma edge with high radial resolution. Together with the already existing TS system, which is now used for the core plasma, electron density and temperature profiles extending from the edge to the core are now obtained in a single discharge. The TS systems are relatively calibrated by an optical parametric oscillator.

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Kurzan, B; Murmann, H D ^[1]

Max-Planck Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association Boltzmannstr.2, 85748 Garching (Germany)

Publication Date:: Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI Identifier:: 22063728

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 82; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2011 EURATOM; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ASDEX TOKAMAK; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RESOLUTION; THOMSON SCATTERING

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                    Kurzan, B, and Murmann, H D. Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Kurzan, B, & Murmann, H D. Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3643771

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                    Kurzan, B, and Murmann, H D. 2011.  
        "Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3643771.

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@article{osti_22063728,

  title        = {Edge and core Thomson scattering systems and their calibration on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak},

  author       = {Kurzan, B and Murmann, H D},

  abstractNote = {A new 10 channel Thomson scattering (TS) system was installed on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak to measure radial profiles of electron density and temperature at the plasma edge with high radial resolution. Together with the already existing TS system, which is now used for the core plasma, electron density and temperature profiles extending from the edge to the core are now obtained in a single discharge. The TS systems are relatively calibrated by an optical parametric oscillator.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.3643771},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22063728},
  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  issn         = {0034-6748},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 82,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011},

  month        = {Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011}

}

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