Divertor Thomson Scattering on Globus-M2 Ermakov, N. V.; Zhiltsov, N. S.; Kurskiev, G. S. ...
Plasma physics reports,
12/2023, Letnik:
49, Številka:
12
Journal Article
Recenzirano
We present the first Thomson scattering (TS) measurements of electron temperature in the lower divertor of the Globus-M2 tokamak. The divertor TS diagnostics is designed for local measurements of the
...T
e
(
z
,
t
) in the range of 1–100 eV and
n
e
(
z
,
t
) in the range of
m
–3
. Parameters of the probing Nd:YAG laser are as follows 1064 nm/2 J/100 Hz/3 ns. The probing chord is launched vertically at
R
= 24 cm and covers areas of the inner leg, vicinity of separatrix and private flux region. Along probing chord of 110 mm, 9 spatial points were realized. Advanced filter polychromators were used to analyze Thomson scattering spectra.
Thomson scattering of the core edge and divertor plasma regions of a tokamak with reactor technologies is discussed. The rationale and choice of technical solutions are given, the composition of the ...Thomson scattering diagnostic complex is discussed, as well as an estimate of the accuracy of measuring both electron temperature and density. Particular attention is paid to ensuring the functionality of the proposed diagnostics in the reactor mode of the tokamak operation and the results of testing diagnostic equipment in the experiments on Globus-M2 tokamak.
Combined Thomson scattering (TS) and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) diagnostics are being developed. The Thomson scattering and laser-induced fluorescence are laser diagnostics, with joint both ...probing and c-ollecting optical systems, which are the most complex and expensive parts of the diagnostic systems of large tokamaks, can be combined. Thomson scattering by free electrons is the use-proven diagnostic method for measuring profiles of important parameters of the plasma electron component (electron tempera-ture
T
e
and electron density
n
e
), which requires a minimum of model assumptions. Almost all existing tokamaks are equipped with one or more TS systems, and by now, considerable experience has been accumulated in practical methods for implementation of these systems. The use of laser-induced fluorescence for measuring parameters of ion and neutral plasma components is less common, also because it requires knowledge of electron parameters to calculate populations of excited levels. The joint diagnostics of the Thomson scattering and laser-induced fluorescence in divertor plasma will be used to simultaneously measure the plasma parameters necessary for fundamental understanding physics of plasma detachment from divertor plates. These parameters are: the local parameters of plasma electrons (
T
e
,
n
e
), ion temperature (
T
i
) measured from the data on emission of helium ions (HeII), as well as densities of helium atoms (
n
a
(He)) and hydrogen isotopes (
n
a
(H,D,T)). The measured parameters make it possible to calculate the following characteristics: (i) the ionization and recombination rates (using the data on
T
e
,
n
e
,
T
i
, and
n
a
(H, D, T)); (ii) the friction force of the plasma flow due to collisions with neutral particles (using the data on
T
i
,
n
i
(assuming
n
i
=
n
e
), and
n
a
(H, D, T)); and (iii) the pressure of the oncoming plasma flow (using the data on
T
e
,
n
e
,
T
i
, and
n
i
). The article discusses advantages of combining laser diagnostics and ways of further development of the joint diagnostcs, based on the experience of creating similar diagnostics for domestic tokamaks and the similar diagnostics developed for ITER.
•Two different types of piezoelectric actuators were developed for ITER diagnostics to operate in vacuum under high thermal and neutron fluxes.•Results of irradiation test of the piezoelectric ...actuators are analyzed.•Four types of the most common piezoelectric ceramic materials were tested.•Effects of radiation on piezoelectric ceramics are discussed as a challenge for piezoelectric actuators at ITER.•It is shown that depolarization of the piezoelectric ceramics related to irradiation and multiple baking in ITER can be reversed remotely.
As a part of ITER diagnostics design and development, ultrasonic and stick-slip piezoelectric motors and several types of piezoelectric ceramics were tested under severe neutron and gamma ray irradiation (∼ 1019 per cm2 at E > 0.1 MeV) in a pool-type fission reactor. The fission neutron and gamma ray spectra were corrected to comply with conditions expected under ITER divertor cassettes. Taking into account possible neutron-induced amorphization of crystal structure, four types of piezoelectric ceramics were pre-selected. To restore the electronic structure of piezoelectric ceramic damaged by gamma rays, recovery polarization (i.e. heating while applying reverse bias) was suggested. The motors and piezoceramic samples were assessed for performance before and after irradiation as well as after recovery polarization. Recovery polarization was performed at 330 °C as it is expected close to the divertor cassettes during baking. Two most promising types of piezoelectric ceramics survived multiple cycles of depolarization/polarization at both 330 °C and 200 °C as appropriate for baking ITER divertor and vacuum vessel, respectively. All the experiments and procedures are described in detail.
The COMPASS Collaboration at CERN has measured diffractive dissociation of 190 GeV/c pions into the π(-)π(-)π(+) final state using a stationary hydrogen target. A partial-wave analysis (PWA) was ...performed in bins of 3π mass and four-momentum transfer using the isobar model and the so far largest PWA model consisting of 88 waves. A narrow peak is observed in the f0(980)π channel with spin, parity and C-parity quantum numbers J(PC)=1(++). We present a resonance-model study of a subset of the spin-density matrix selecting 3π states with J(PC)=2(++) and 4(++) decaying into ρ(770)π and with J(PC)=1(++) decaying into f0(980)π. We identify a new a1 meson with mass (1414(-13)(+15)) MeV/c2 and width (153(-23)(+8)) MeV/c2. Within the final states investigated in our analysis, we observe the new a1(1420) decaying only into f0(980)π, suggesting its exotic nature.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of metallographic research into the quality of X15N27T3MR-VD steel wire (EP700-VD). The reason for the research was an oxidized zone with ...intergranular cracking which had been detected on the surface of the wire. To remove the defects, a variety of chemical methods were applied to the surface. As the research shows, after the chemical treatment methods such as winding springs, blowing them with corundum, etching in a mixture of HNO3 and HF, and electropolishing were applied to the surface, the defects were removed completely.
Multiplicities of charged hadrons produced in deep inelastic muon scattering off a
6
LiD target have been measured as a function of the DIS variables
x
Bj
,
Q
2
,
W
2
and the final state hadron ...variables
p
T
and
z
. The
distributions are fitted with a single exponential function at low values of
to determine the dependence of
on
x
Bj
,
Q
2
,
W
2
and
z
. The
z
-dependence of
is shown to be a potential tool to extract the average intrinsic transverse momentum squared of partons,
, as a function of
x
Bj
and
Q
2
in a leading order QCD parton model.
The COMPASS collaboration at CERN has investigated pion Compton scattering, π(-)γ→π(-)γ, at center-of-mass energy below 3.5 pion masses. The process is embedded in the reaction π(-)Ni→π(-)γNi, which ...is initiated by 190 GeV pions impinging on a nickel target. The exchange of quasireal photons is selected by isolating the sharp Coulomb peak observed at smallest momentum transfers, Q(2)<0.0015 (GeV/c)(2). From a sample of 63,000 events, the pion electric polarizability is determined to be α(π)=(2.0±0.6(stat)±0.7(syst))×10(-4) fm(3) under the assumption α(π)=-β(π), which relates the electric and magnetic dipole polarizabilities. It is the most precise measurement of this fundamental low-energy parameter of strong interaction that has been addressed since long by various methods with conflicting outcomes. While this result is in tension with previous dedicated measurements, it is found in agreement with the expectation from chiral perturbation theory. An additional measurement replacing pions by muons, for which the cross-section behavior is unambiguously known, was performed for an independent estimate of the systematic uncertainty.
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