Published January 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Polarization of impurity ion emission lines from the GAMMA 10 tandem mirror plasma

  • 1. Department of Engineering Physics and Mechanics, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan)
  • 2. Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 (Japan)

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By using a calcite plate and a bundle of optical fibres, the entrance surfaces of which are aligned in two columns, we resolved the two linearly polarized components of the emission lines. We found significant polarization for the Fe II and Cr I lines, while the O V lines showed little polarization. This finding suggests that the electron velocity distribution is significantly anisotropic at the periphery of the plasma. (author). Letter-to-the-editor

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Available online at the Web site for the journal Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (ISSN 1361-6587) http://www.iop.org/

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Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. L9-L15
ISSN
0741-3335

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