Electron Cyclotron Emission Diagnostics on ITER

ORAL

Abstract

Electron cyclotron emission (ECE) will be employed on ITER to measure the radial profile of electron temperature and non thermal features of the electron distribution as well as measurements of ELMs, magnetic islands, high frequency instabilities, and turbulence. There are two quasioptical systems, designed with Gaussian beam analysis. One view is radial, primarily for temperature profile measurement, the other views at a small angle to radial for measuring non-thermal emission. Radiation is conducted to by a long corrugated waveguide to a multichannel Michelson interferometer which provides wide wavelength coverage but limited time response as well as two microwave radiometers which cover the fundamental and second harmonic ECE and provide excellent time response. Measurements will be made in both X and O mode. In-situ calibration is provided by a novel hot calibration source. We discuss spatial resolution and the implications for physics studies.

Authors

  • R.F. Ellis

    University of Maryland, Univ. of MD

  • M.E. Austin

    University of Texas, UT-Austin

  • Perry Phillips

    University of Texas

  • W.L. Rowan

    University of Texas, FRC UT, The University of Texas at Austin, FRC-UT Austin, Fusion Research Center, The Univ. of Texas at Austin

  • J. Beno

    University of Texas, CEM-UTA

  • Abelhamid Auroua

    University of Texas

  • Russ Feder

    PPPL, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab

  • Ashish Patel

    PPPL

  • A.E. Hubbard

    PSFC-MIT, PSFC MIT, PSFC - MIT, MIT, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center

  • Hitesh Pandya

    IPR India