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Strickler, T.; Majeski, R.; Kaita, R.; LeBlanc, B.
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., Princeton, NJ (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Office of Science (United States)2008
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., Princeton, NJ (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Office of Science (United States)2008
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[en] The Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) is a spherical tokamak with R0 = 0.4m, a = 0.26m, BTF ∼ 3.4kG, IP ∼ 400kA, and pulse length ∼ 0.25s. The goal of LTX is to investigate tokamak plasmas that are almost entirely surrounded by a lithium-coated plasma-facing shell conformal to the last closed magnetic flux surface. Based on previous experimental results and simulation, it is expected that the low-recycling liquid lithium surfaces will result in higher temperatures at the plasma edge, flatter overall temperature profiles, centrally-peaked density profiles, and an increased confinement time. To test these predictions, the electron temperature and density profiles in LTX will be measured by a multi-point Thomson scattering system (TVTS). Initially, TS measurements will be made at up to 12 simultaneous points between the plasma center and plasma edge. Later, high resolution edge measurements will be deployed to study the lithium edge physics in greater detail. Technical challenges to implementing the TS system included limited 'line of sight' access to the plasma due to the plasma-facing shell and problems associated with the presence of liquid lithium.
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31 Jul 2008; 15 p; ACO2-76CHO3073; Also available from OSTI as DE00953701; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/953701-Q4EwFQ/; doi 10.2172/953701;Scientific Instruments 79, 1 (June 2008) MS038892RSI
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