Diagnostic suite of the C-2U advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration plasma experiment

The C-2U experiment at Tri Alpha Energy studies the evolution of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas sustained by neutral beam injection. Data on the FRC plasma performance are provided by a comprehensive suite of diagnostics that includes magnetic sensors, interferometry, Thomson scattering,...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2016-11, Vol.87 (11), p.11D435-11D435
Main Authors: Thompson, M. C., Gota, H., Putvinski, S., Tuszewski, M., Binderbauer, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Active control
Analyzers
BEAM INJECTION
BEAMS
BOLOMETERS
CAMERAS
Configurations
CONTROL
Diagnostic systems
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
EQUILIBRIUM
Experiments
FIELD-REVERSED THETA PINCH DEVICES
Infrared imaging
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INTERFEROMETRY
Measurement methods
Neutral beams
NEUTRAL PARTICLE ANALYZERS
NEUTRAL PARTICLES
PLASMA
Plasma currents
Plasmas (physics)
POLARIMETRY
Product detectors
PROTONS
Reflectometry
Scientific apparatus & instruments
SENSORS
SPECTROSCOPY
THOMSON SCATTERING
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Summary:The C-2U experiment at Tri Alpha Energy studies the evolution of field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasmas sustained by neutral beam injection. Data on the FRC plasma performance are provided by a comprehensive suite of diagnostics that includes magnetic sensors, interferometry, Thomson scattering, spectroscopy, bolometry, reflectometry, neutral particle analyzers, and fusion product detectors. While many of these diagnostic systems were inherited from the preceding experiment C-2, C-2U has a variety of new and upgraded diagnostic systems: multi-chord far-infrared polarimetry, multiple fast imaging cameras with selectable atomic line filters, proton detector arrays, and 100 channel bolometer units capable of observing multiple regions of the spectrum simultaneously. In addition, extensive ongoing work focuses on advanced methods of measuring separatrix shape and plasma current profile that will facilitate equilibrium reconstruction and active control of the FRC plasma.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4960730