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Stejner M, Nielsen S, Jacobsen AS, Korsholm SB, Leipold F, Meo F, Michelsen PK, Moseev D, Rasmussen J, Salewski M, Schubert M, Stober J, Wagner DH. Resolving the bulk ion region of millimeter-wave collective Thomson scattering spectra at ASDEX Upgrade. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2014; 85:093504. [PMID: 25273723 DOI: 10.1063/1.4894199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) measurements provide information about the composition and velocity distribution of confined ion populations in fusion plasmas. The bulk ion part of the CTS spectrum is dominated by scattering off fluctuations driven by the motion of thermalized ion populations. It thus contains information about the ion temperature, rotation velocity, and plasma composition. To resolve the bulk ion region and access this information, we installed a fast acquisition system capable of sampling rates up to 12.5 GS/s in the CTS system at ASDEX Upgrade. CTS spectra with frequency resolution in the range of 1 MHz are then obtained through direct digitization and Fourier analysis of the CTS signal. We here describe the design, calibration, and operation of the fast receiver system and give examples of measured bulk ion CTS spectra showing the effects of changing ion temperature, rotation velocity, and plasma composition.
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- M Stejner
- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Association EURATOM-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM-Association, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Leipold F, Salewski M, Jacobsen AS, Jessen M, Korsholm SB, Michelsen PK, Nielsen SK, Stejner M. Polarizer design for millimeter-wave plasma diagnostics. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:084701. [PMID: 24007082 DOI: 10.1063/1.4816724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Radiation from magnetized plasmas is in general elliptically polarized. In order to convert the elliptical polarization to linear polarization, mirrors with grooved surfaces are currently employed in our collective Thomson scattering diagnostic at ASDEX Upgrade. If these mirrors can be substituted by birefringent windows, the microwave receivers can be designed to be more compact at lower cost. Sapphire windows (a-cut) as well as grooved high density polyethylene windows can serve this purpose. The sapphire window can be designed such that the calculated transmission of the wave energy is better than 99%, and that of the high density polyethylene can be better than 97%.
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- F Leipold
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Stejner M, Korsholm SB, Nielsen SK, Salewski M, Bindslev H, Leipold F, Michelsen PK, Meo F, Moseev D, Bürger A, Kantor M, de Baar M. Temporally resolved plasma composition measurements by collective Thomson scattering in TEXTOR (invited). THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:10E307. [PMID: 23126967 DOI: 10.1063/1.4729503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fusion plasma composition measurements by collective Thomson scattering (CTS) were demonstrated in recent proof-of-principle measurements in TEXTOR [S. B. Korsholm et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 165004 (2011)]. Such measurements rely on the ability to resolve and interpret ion cyclotron structure in CTS spectra. Here, we extend these techniques to enable temporally resolved plasma composition measurements by CTS in TEXTOR, and we discuss the prospect for such measurements with newly installed hardware upgrades for the CTS system on ASDEX Upgrade.
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- M Stejner
- Association EURATOM-DTU, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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Moseev D, Meo F, Korsholm SB, Bindslev H, Furtula V, Kantor M, Leipold F, Michelsen PK, Nielsen SK, Salewski M, Stejner M. Elevation angle alignment of quasi optical receiver mirrors of collective Thomson scattering diagnostic by sawtooth measurements. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:10E337. [PMID: 23126995 DOI: 10.1063/1.4737387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Localized measurements of the fast ion velocity distribution function and the plasma composition measurements are of significant interest for the fusion community. Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) diagnostics allow such measurements with spatial and temporal resolution. Localized measurements require a good alignment of the optical path in the transmission line. Monitoring the alignment during the experiment greatly benefits the confidence in the CTS measurements. An in situ technique for the assessment of the elevation angle alignment of the receiver is developed. Using the CTS diagnostic on TEXTOR without a source of probing radiation in discharges with sawtooth oscillations, an elevation angle misalignment of 0.9° was found with an accuracy of 0.25°.
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- D Moseev
- FOM DIFFER-Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Association EURATOM-FOM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
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Furtula V, Salewski M, Leipold F, Michelsen PK, Korsholm SB, Meo F, Moseev D, Nielsen SK, Stejner M, Johansen T. Design and performance of the collective Thomson scattering receiver at ASDEX Upgrade. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:013507. [PMID: 22299951 DOI: 10.1063/1.3675886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Here we present the design of the fast-ion collective Thomson scattering receiver for millimeter wave radiation installed at ASDEX Upgrade, a tokamak for fusion plasma experiments. The receiver can detect spectral power densities of a few eV against the electron cyclotron emission background on the order of 100 eV under presence of gyrotron stray radiation that is several orders of magnitude stronger than the signal to be detected. The receiver down converts the frequencies of scattered radiation (100-110 GHz) to intermediate frequencies (IF) (4.5-14.5 GHz) by heterodyning. The IF signal is divided into 50 IF channels tightly spaced in frequency space. The channels are terminated by square-law detector diodes that convert the signal power into DC voltages. We present measurements of the transmission characteristics and performance of the main receiver components operating at mm-wave frequencies (notch, bandpass, and lowpass filters, a voltage-controlled variable attenuator, and an isolator), the down-converter unit, and the IF components (amplifiers, bandpass filters, and detector diodes). Furthermore, we determine the performance of the receiver as a unit through spectral response measurements and find reasonable agreement with the expectation based on the individual component measurements.
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- V Furtula
- Association Euratom-Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
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Furtula V, Michelsen PK, Leipold F, Salewski M, Korsholm SB, Meo F, Nielsen SK, Stejner M, Moseev D, Johansen T. Broadband notch filter design for millimeter-wave plasma diagnostics. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2010; 81:10D913. [PMID: 21033945 DOI: 10.1063/1.3478881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Notch filters are integrated in plasma diagnostic systems to protect millimeter-wave receivers from intensive stray radiation. Here we present a design of a notch filter with a center frequency of 140 GHz, a rejection bandwidth of ∼900 MHz, and a typical insertion loss below 2 dB in the passband of ±9 GHz. The design is based on a fundamental rectangular waveguide with eight cylindrical cavities coupled by T-junction apertures formed as thin slits. Parameters that affect the notch performance such as physical lengths and conductor materials are discussed. The excited resonance mode in the cylindrical cavities is the fundamental TE(11). The performance of the constructed filter is measured using a vector network analyzer monitoring a total bandwidth of 30 GHz. We compare the measurements with numerical simulations.
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- V Furtula
- Association Euratom-Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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