Published October 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Fast ion millimeter wave collective Thomson scattering diagnostics on TEXTOR and ASDEX upgrades

  • 1. FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, Association EURATOM-FOM, Trilateral Euregio Cluster (Netherlands)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, D-85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 3. Association EURATOM-Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, Trilateral Euregio Cluster, D-52428 Juelich (Germany)
  • 4. MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  • 5. Association EURATOM-Risoe National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde (Denmark)
  • 6. Association EURATOM-Risoe National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark and MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

Description

Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) diagnostic systems for measuring fast ions in TEXTOR and ASDEX Upgrade are described in this article. Both systems use millimeter waves generated by gyrotrons as probing radiation and the scattered radiation is detected with heterodyne receivers having 40 spectral channels at TEXTOR and 50 spectral channels at ASDEX Upgrade. The antenna patterns of probe and receiver, both steerable, determine size and location of the measuring volume, and the direction of the resolved fast ion velocity. With overmoded transmission lines, consisting of waveguides and quasioptical mirrors, the antenna patterns depend on the alignment of the entire transmission line. Alignment is aided by visible laser beams relayed by small optical mirrors, inserted in the quasioptical mirrors

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Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 3634-3636
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINAK

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics