Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 7, 2402013 (2012)

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Conceptual Design of Electron Density Measurement System for DEMO-Relevant Helical Plasmas
Tsuyoshi AKIYAMA, Ryo YASUHARA, Tokihiko TOKUZAWA, Mitsutaka ISOBE, Kazuo KAWAHATA, Kazuya NAKAYAMA1) and Shigeki OKAJIMA1)
National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
1)
Chubu University, Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
(Received 2 December 2011 / Accepted 24 January 2012 / Published 24 February 2012)

Abstract

Electron density measurement remains indispensable to control fueling on a DEMO reactor. For steady-state operation of the DEMO reactor, density measurement should be highly reliable and accurate. A dispersion interferometer and a Faraday polarimeter are free from measurement errors caused by mechanical vibrations. Hence combination of the two diagnostics yields a suitable system for density measurement on future steady-state fusion reactors. A wavelength around 1 µm is one of the desirable candidates in terms of the fringe shift and the Faraday rotation angle, the variety of optical components, and the efficiency of frequency doubling for the dispersion interferometer. This paper presents a conceptual design for the dispersion interferometer and Faraday polarimeter with a 1 µm light source.

Keywords

dispersion interferometer, polarimeter, Faraday effect, Cotton-Mouton effect, Nd:YAG laser

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.7.2402013

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Tsuyoshi AKIYAMA, Ryo YASUHARA, Tokihiko TOKUZAWA, Mitsutaka ISOBE, Kazuo KAWAHATA, Kazuya NAKAYAMA and Shigeki OKAJIMA, Plasma Fusion Res. 7, 2402013 (2012).