Third meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on diagnostics

The Third Meeting of the International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) Topical Group (TG) on diagnostics was held in Toki, Japan on 18-21 September 2002. The meeting was combined with the progress meeting on diagnostic developments in progress in Japan which are relevant to ITER and more generally, to burning plasma experimental (BPX) devices. Among the key topics reviewed and discussed at the meeting were: the detailed measurement requirements for ITER along with their justifications; the overall status of diagnostic development for ITER and the US BPX device, FIRE; the progress with some key ITER/BPX relevant diagnostic developments in progress in the ITPA participant laboratories