Impurity detection in the APEX tokamak by in-situ doppler shift laser fluorescence spectroscopy

Laser fluorescence spectroscopy (LFS) is a promising impurity atoms generated from surfaces exposed to fusion plasmas. Here the first continuous wave laser fluorescene measurement of impurities generated during a single tokamak pulse is reported. The results point out the promise of LFS as an essentially real time, in-situ diagnostic allowing a detailed comparison of impurity generation and transport with Tokamak parameters and operating conditions. Results presented will include the Zr-atom density and velocity distribution produced from a Zr-metal target during an Apex Tokamak discharge