Measurement performance assessment for the ITER CXRS Edge diagnostic system.

Measurement performance assessment has been carried out for the latest design of the ITER Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy (CXRS) Edge diagnostic system. Several plasma scenarios, covering all expected baseline operation regimes for ITER, were used. Various impurity (He, Be, C, and Ne) concentrations for the system whole spatial range (0.5 < r/a < 1.0) were considered. Statistical errors for the measurements of low-Z impurity temperature, density, and rotation velocity were calculated. Other non-statistical error sources were reviewed, including the presence of wall reflections, effects on the active charge-exchange line shape, calibration, and positioning uncertainties. Minimal impurity concentrations, allowing measurements with required accuracy, were obtained. It was shown that the CXRS Edge system will be able to measure primary plasma parameters with required accuracy, space, and time resolution.

Charge exchange recombination spectroscopy on the T-10 tokamak.

The charge exchange recombination spectroscopy (CXRS) diagnostics on the T-10 tokamak is described. The system is based on a diagnostic neutral beam and includes three high etendue spectrometers designed for the ITER edge CXRS system. A combined two-channel spectrometer is developed for simultaneous measurements of two beam-induced spectral lines using the same lines of sight. A basic element of the combined spectrometer is a transmitting holographic grating designed for the narrow spectral region 5291 ± 100 Å. The whole CXRS system provides simultaneous measurements of two CXRS impurity spectra and Hα beam line. Ion temperature measurements are routinely provided using the C(6+) CXRS spectral line 5291 Å. Simultaneous measurements of carbon densities and one more impurity (oxygen, helium, lithium etc.) are carried out. Two light collecting systems with 9 lines of sight in each system are used in the diagnostics. Spatial resolution is up to 2.5 cm and temporal resolution of 1 ms is defined by the diagnostic neutral beam diameter and pulse duration, respectively. Experimental results are shown to demonstrate a wide range of the CXRS diagnostic capabilities on T-10 for investigation of impurity transport processes in tokamak plasma. Developed diagnostics provides necessary experimental data for studying of plasma electric fields, heat and particle transport processes, and for investigation of geodesic acoustic modes.