Multichannel and multicolor infrared thermography in Tore Supra

An imaging spectrometer using a sapphire prism as dispersing element has been conceived at Tore Supra for the spectral range of 1 - 4 μm. It measures simultaneously at various wavelengths the temperature on distributed high heat-flux elements under plasma impact with 36 optical fibres, 4 of which are ZrF4 fibres. It employs an InSb focal plane array detector (256*320 pixels) behind a silicon filter and a ZnS window yielding a dynamic range of 200 to 1500 deg C with 20 ms temporal resolution. The fibre transmission and the spatial variation of gain and background of the camera are calibrated using a light source with integrating sphere. With a black body source one determines the non linearity of the average gain and controls its stability during operation. The spectral dispersion of about 30 nm/pixel is determined with interference filters and controlled with a spectral lamp. The measurements at various wavelengths allow to determine the temperature distribution in the held of view. (author)