Broadband electron cyclotron emission radiometry for the Large Helical Device
Broadband electron cyclotron emission radiometry for the Large Helical Device
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1530385
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Ito, Y
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作者:
Kawahata, K;Nagayama, Y;Ito, Y
A 32-channel heterodyne radiometer for the purpose of measuring the electron cyclotron emission (ECE) spectrum, has been developed and installed on the large helical device (LHD). Two double-sideband mixers [bandwidth (BW=2-26 GHz) with image rejection filters (high-pass and low-pass filters)] are used to cover almost the full spectral range of the second harmonic LHD ECE. The spectral resolution of each sideband receiver is Deltaf = 1.2 GHz, which corresponds to a spatial resolution of 1 cm at the position of the half plasma radius. A Gunn oscillator at 132 GHz is used as a local oscillator, so the frequency range covered by the system is 106-158 GHz, which corresponds to the second harmonic ECE for B (0) = 2.82 T. It is found that the high temporal resolution (Deltat similar to 1 mus) of the system with excellent signal-to-noise ratio is favorable for studying fast phenomena related to the magnetohydrodynamic activities and transport transitions. In this article, the properties of the diagnostic instrument and typical experimental results of the LHD ECE will be presented. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.