Extraordinary mode absorption at the electron cyclotron harmonic frequencies as a tokamak electron temperature diagnostic

تعیین تغییرات شعاعی و زمانی دمای الکترونهای پلاسما در توکامک IR-T1 با استفاده از تابش سیکلوترونی الکترونها ECE

 In this paper we have used plasma electron cyclotron emissions at the second harmonic frequency of extraordinary mode to determine the temperature profile of the plasma produced in IR-T1 Tokamak. The emissions obtained at different frequencies by a 5-channel heterodyne receiver, have been analyzed to determine the spatial variation of the electron temperature on the plasma cross section. The r...

Tokamak start-up with electron-cyclotron heating

Experiments are described in which the start-up voltage in a tokamak is reduced by about a factor of two by the use of a modest amount of electron cyclotron resonance heating power for pre-ionization. The solution of the zero-dimensional start-up equations indicates that the effect is due to the high initial density which increases the rate at which the conductivity increases in the neutral-dom...

Electron Cyclotron Emission Radiometer Upgrade on the JET Tokamak . Electron Cyclotron Emission Radiometer Upgrade on the JET Tokamak

Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies Mode Conversion Electron Heating in Deuterium-Hydrogen Plasmas in the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak

Localized direct electron heating by mode-converted ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) waves in D(H) tokamak plasmas has been clearly observed for the first time in Alcator C-Mod. Both onand off-axis (high field side) mode conversion electron heating (MCEH) have been observed. The MCEH profile was obtained from a break in slope analysis of electron temperature signals in the presence of ...

The Submillimeter Wave Electron Cyclotron Emission Diagnostic for the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak

This thesis describes the engineering design, construction, and operation of a high spatial resolution submillimeter wave diagnostic for electron temperature measurements on Alcator C-Mod. Alcator C-Mod is a high performance compact tokamak capable of producing diverted, shaped plasmas with a major radius of 0.67 meters, minor radius of 0.21 centimeters, plasma current of 3 MA. The maximum toro...