Calibration source for electron cyclotron emission measurements

A high temperature radiation source has been developed for the absolute calibration of diagnostic instruments for measuring electron cyclotron emission from high temperature plasmas. The source has a radiation area of φ150 mm and can be heated up to 500degC. The measured emissivity of the source is close to unity in the wavelength region between 0.5 and 5 mm. The grating polychromator has been calibrated using the radiation source developed. The obtained temperatures agree with those by the pulse height analysis of soft X-rays and Thomson scattering measurement within 10%. (author)