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Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 2, S1026 (2007)

Regular Articles

Development of Polarization Interferometer Based on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy for Thomson Scattering Diagnostics
T. HATAE, J. HOWARD1), Y. HIRANO2), O. NAITO, M. NAKATSUKA3) and H. YOSHIDA3)
Fusion Research and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka 311-0193, Japan
1)
Plasma Research Laboratory, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
2)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
3)
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
(Received 11 December 2006 / Accepted 24 April 2007 / Published 20 November 2007)

Abstract

A high-throughput polarization interferometer is being developed to demonstrate for the first time the utility of Fourier transform spectroscopy for Thomson scattering diagnostics of high temperature plasma. Target Te and ne ranges for the prototype polarization interferometer are < 1 keV and > 5 × 1018 m-3 , respectively. This paper describes the design of the polarization interferometer and the results of initial tests.

Keywords

Thomson scattering, Fourier transform spectroscopy, polarization interferometer, JT-60U, TPE-RX

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.2.S1026

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This paper may be cited as follows:

T. HATAE, J. HOWARD, Y. HIRANO, O. NAITO, M. NAKATSUKA and H. YOSHIDA, Plasma Fusion Res. 2, S1026 (2007).