Alpha diagnostics using pellet charge exchange: Results on the Tokamak fusion test reactor and prospects for ITER

R. K. Fisher; H. H. Duong; J. M. McChesney; P. B. Parks; S. S. Medley; R. V. Budny; D. K. Mansfield; A. L. Roquemore; M. P. Petrov; N. N. Gorelenkov

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Alpha diagnostics using pellet charge exchange: Results on the Tokamak fusion test reactor and prospects for ITER

R. K. Fisher, H. H. Duong, J. M. McChesney, P. B. Parks, S. S. Medley, R. V. Budny, D. K. Mansfield, A. L. Roquemore, M. P. Petrov, N. N. Gorelenkov

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Confinement of alpha particles is essential for fusion ignition and alpha physics studies are a major goal of the TFTR, JET, and ITER DT experiments, but alpha measurements remain one of the most challenging plasma diagnostic tasks. The pellet charge exchange (PCX) diagnostic has successfully measured the radial density profile and energy distribution of fast (0.5-3.5 MeV) confined alpha particles in TFTR. This article describes the diagnostic capabilities of PCX demonstrated on TFTR and discusses the prospects for applying this technique to ITER. Major issues on ITER include the pellet's perturbation to the plasma and obtaining satisfactory pellet penetration into the plasma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	336-339
Number of pages	4
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	68
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1147863
State	Published - Jan 1997
Externally published	Yes

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