Scrape-off layer reflectometer for Alcator C-Mod

A two-frequency x -mode reflectometer operating from 100 to 146 GHz is deployed on Alcator C-Mod to measure the density profile and fluctuations in the scrape-off layer (SOL) immediately in front of the new J-port ICRF antenna and the new C-port lower hybrid launcher. The reflectometer covers densit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2008-10, Vol.79 (10), p.10F114-10F114-4
Hauptverfasser: Hanson, G. R., Wilgen, J. B., Lau, C., Lin, Y., Wallace, G. M., Wukitch, S. J.
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Zusammenfassung:A two-frequency x -mode reflectometer operating from 100 to 146 GHz is deployed on Alcator C-Mod to measure the density profile and fluctuations in the scrape-off layer (SOL) immediately in front of the new J-port ICRF antenna and the new C-port lower hybrid launcher. The reflectometer covers densities from 10 16 to 10 20   m − 3 at 5-5.4 T. To provide the greatest flexibility and capability to deal with density fluctuations approaching 100% peak-to-peak in the SOL, both full-phase and differential-phase measurement capabilities with sweep speeds of ∼ 10   μ s to > 1   ms are implemented. The differential-phase measurement uses a difference frequency of 500 MHz, corresponding to cutoff layer separations ranging from about 0.1 to 1 mm. The reflectometer has six sets of launchers: three on the ICRF antenna and three on the lower hybrid launcher. Both the ICRF antenna and the lower hybrid launcher incorporate reflectometer antennas at their top, bottom, and midplane locations.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.2966460