Plasma start-up measurements in the toroidal plasma experiment TJ-K

Gregor Birkenmeier, Hendrik Höhnle, Alf Köhn, Mirko Ramisch, Ulrich Stroth

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Abstract

The torsatron TJ-K confines a toroidal low-temperature plasma, which is accessible for Langmuir probes throughout the whole confinement region. With the Langmuir-probe array "SPIDER," spatially and temporally resolved profiles of the plasma density can be measured in the poloidal cross section in order to observe dynamical processes in the plasma. Thus, a complete plasma start-up from neutral gas up to the plasma equilibrium can be visualized, which allows one to draw conclusions on heating processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1092-1093
Number of pages2
JournalIEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume36
Issue number4 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Arrays
  • Cyclotrons
  • Diagnostics
  • Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH)
  • Heating
  • Ion-saturation current
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Low-temperature plasma
  • Plasma measurements
  • Plasma start-up
  • Plasmas
  • Probes
  • TJ-K
  • Temperature measurement
  • Torsatron

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