Terrace retro-reflector array for poloidal polarimeter on ITER

A new concept of a terrace retro-reflector array (TERRA) as part of the poloidal polarimeter for ITER is proposed in this paper. TERRA reflects a laser light even from a high incident angle in the direction of the incident-light path, while a conventional retro-reflector array cannot. Besides, TERRA can be installed in a smaller space than a corner-cube retro-reflector. In an optical sense, TERRA is equivalent to a Littrow grating, the blaze angle of which varies, depending on the incident angle. The reflected light generates a bright and dark fringe, and the bright fringe is required to travel along the incident-light path to achieve the objects of laser-aided diagnostics. In order to investigate the propagation properties of laser light reflected by TERRA, we have developed a new diffraction formula. Conditions for the propagation of the bright fringe in the direction of the incident light have been obtained using the Littrow grating model and have been confirmed in a simulation applying the new diffraction formula. Finally, we have designed laser transmission optics using TERRA for the ITER poloidal polarimeter and have calculated the light propagation of the system. The optical design obtains a high transmission efficiency, with 88.6% of the incident power returned. These results demonstrate the feasibility of applying TERRA to the ITER poloidal polarimeter.     

Laser beam combiner for Thomson scattering core LIDAR

The light detection and ranging Thomson scattering (TS) diagnostic is advantageous since it only requires a single view port into the tokamak. This technique requires a short pulse laser at high energy, usually showing a limited repetition rate. Having multiple lasers will increase the repetition rate. This paper presents a scanning mirror as a laser beam combiner. Measurements of the position accuracy and jitter show that the pointing stability of the laser beam is within ±25?μrad for over tens of seconds. A control feedback loop is implemented to demonstrate the long term stability. Such a system could be applied for ITER and JET.     

Diagnostics of the ITER neutral beam test facility

The ITER heating neutral beam (HNB) injector, based on negative ions accelerated at 1 MV, will be tested and optimized in the SPIDER source and MITICA full injector prototypes, using a set of diagnostics not available on the ITER HNB. The RF source, where the H(-)∕D(-) production is enhanced by cesium evaporation, will be monitored with thermocouples, electrostatic probes, optical emission spectroscopy, cavity ring down, and laser absorption spectroscopy. The beam is analyzed by cooling water calorimetry, a short pulse instrumented calorimeter, beam emission spectroscopy, visible tomography, and neutron imaging. Design of the diagnostic systems is presented.     

Development of laser induced fluorescence diagnostic for measuring the parameters of plasma containing rare gas species

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) technique development activity for measurement of plasma parameters in ITER divertor plasma is described. Helium density is the task of priority, but Doppler measurement of ion (atom) temperatures is also the aim of the program. The concept of ITER scenarios includes injection of "extrinsic" impurities (Ne, Ar, and Kr). It is possible to use the species as tracing elements for measurement of T(i), T(a). The program included modeling experiments on PNX-U (a multicusp trap with microwave argon plasma). Helium was added by puffing into discharge. Temperatures T(i)(Ar(1+)) and T(a)(He(0)) have been measured by scanning laser line across absorption line of species. Summarizing of fluorescence signals provided input data for estimation of Ar(1+) and He(0) densities via interpretative collisional-radiative models. Besides, the collisional-radiative model has been used for estimation of electron density using the ratio of fluorescence signals at 388.9 and 706.5 nm helium lines.     

Thomson scattering diagnostic systems in the ITER divertor

A diagnostic array has been developed for studying the operating modes of the divertor in the ITER tokamak-reactor using the Thomson scattering technique. The aim of this study is to measure the spatial profiles of the electron temperature and density. The structure of the diagnostic setup was selected on the basis of a classical diagnostic geometry and the high-resolution LIDAR system, which provide access to different regions of the divertor plasma. A severe radiation environment, limited access to the plasma in the ITER divertor, and a high-dust environment (the divertor plate erosion material) in the divertor volume pose many problems for performing diagnostics under unique conditions having no analogs in the tokamaks that are now in operation. Different methods for protecting optical surfaces from plasma-enriched deposition are proposed and analyzed. The efficiency of these methods has been demonstrated in bench tests. The concept of laser and detector systems and diffraction polychromators capable of operating at different electron temperatures with a lower limit of 1 eV, has been justified and approved.     

Neutron spectroscopy results of JET high-performance plasmas and extrapolations to DT performance

In a fusion reactor with high energy gain, the fusion power will be mainly thermonuclear (THN). Measurements of the THN neutron rate are a good performance indicator of a fusion plasma, requiring neutron emission spectroscopy (NES) measurements to distinguish thermal and nonthermal contributions. We report here on recent NES results from JET high-performance plasmas with high fractions (about 65%) of THN emission. The analysis is made with a framework for analyzing NES data, taking into account THN reactions and beam-target reactions. The results are used to extrapolate to the equivalent DT rates. Finally, we discuss the applicability of using NES in the deuterium phase of ITER, both for the extrapolations to ITER’s future DT performance as well as for the measurements of confined energetic ions.     

基于激光扫描和SFM的非同步点云三维重构方法

室外场景具有测量数据量大、扫描数据易重叠及建筑物表面信息复杂等特点,单靠激光扫描方法能够获得场景精确的深度信息,但缺乏颜色和纹理信息,利用从运动中恢复结构(SFM)方法可获得丰富的彩色信息,但重构精度不高,若将两种设备固定进行在线实时同步测量,易受到测量环境和系统制约不易实现。针对此问题,提出了一种基于激光扫描和SFM结合的非同步点云数据融合的三维重构方法。首先,提出利用手动选择控制点进行7自由度初始配准,再利用迭代最近点(ICP)算法对初始配准结果进行精确配准,最后利用最近点搜索算法将分布在经基于面片的多视图立体视觉(PMVS)算法优化后的SFM数据中的颜色信息与激光扫描的点云坐标进行融合。实验结果和数据分析显示,本文的方法能有效地将激光扫描与SFM点云数据进行融合,实现了室外大场景的三维彩色重构。     

手持式激光光色性能测量系统实现及误差分析

鉴于激光波长相对固定的特性,采用一种新的测量激光光色性能测量方法,设计出基于单片机的手持式高精度激光光色性能测量系统。该系统可实现不同波长激光光色性能测量,通过系统初始化时波长输入来提取相应光谱三刺激值,而后进行参数计算。对测量系统进行了实验误差分析,由系统验证结果及误差分析表明,该系统可实现低成本制作,所述测量原理能完成对色空间坐标、光照度、色温等光色性能参数的高精度测量。     

激光显示的原理与实现

基于三基色激光显示具有亮度高、色彩鲜艳、清晰度高等特点,给出了大屏幕激光显示技术的原理,介绍了本实验室应用波长分别为671 nm、532 nm和473 nm,功率为1.3 W,0.32 W和3.5 W的红、绿、蓝固态激光器制造的大屏幕激光彩色电视。针对激光显示中干涉散斑现象和颜色失真提出的瞬间小视场变波前消干涉方法和颜色扩展方法,在实验中取得了良好效果。     

Conceptual design of the collection optics for the edge Thomson scattering system in ITER

Neutron and gamma-ray irradiation complicates the design of the edge Thomson scattering (TS) system in ITER. The TS light is relayed through the relaying optics with labyrinth and fiber coupling optics. Electron density of 2×10(19)?m(-3) is sufficient to measure T(e) and n(e) within a 10% and 5% margin of error, respectively, with a spatial resolution of 5 mm. This system can cover from 0.85 to 1 of the normalized minor radius. The time resolution is 10 ms, which is determined by the repetition rate of the laser device. A super-Gaussian is the ideal laser profile for the laser injection optics to avoid a breakdown of the filling gas used in density calibration through Raman scattering.     

动态物体真彩色全息图的研究

利用集成照相彩虹全息相结合的技术我们进行了动态物体真彩色全息图的研究,本文较为详细地介绍在记录介质为全色和非全色两种情况下动态物体彩色全息图的记录技术。     

Cesium dynamics in long pulse operation of negative hydrogen ion sources for fusion

Large scale negative hydrogen ion sources operating stable for 1 h (cw mode) are required for the neutral beam heating system of the fusion experiment ITER. The formation of negative hydrogen ions relies on the surface effect for which cesium is evaporated into the source. In order to monitor the cesium dynamics the laser absorption spectroscopy technique is applied to the long pulse test facility MANITU. In the vacuum phase, without plasma operation the evaporation of cesium and the built-up of the cesium in the source are measured. Typical neutral cesium densities are 10(15) m(-3). During plasma operation and after the plasma phase a high cesium dynamics is observed, showing also depletion of cesium during long pulses with low cesium amount. The co-extracted electron current decreases with the cesium amount to a certain level whereas the ion current indicates an optimum density range.     

Optimization of a bolometer detector for ITER based on Pt absorber on SiN membrane

Any plasma diagnostic in ITER must be able to operate at temperatures in excess of 200?°C and neutron loads corresponding to 0.1 dpa over its lifetime. To achieve this aim for the bolometer diagnostic, a miniaturized metal resistor bolometer detector based on Pt absorbers galvanically deposited on SiN membranes is being developed. The first two generations of detectors featured up to 4.5?μm thick absorbers. Results from laboratory tests are presented characterizing the dependence of their calibration constants under thermal loads up to 450?°C. Several detectors have been tested in ASDEX Upgrade providing reliable data but also pointing out the need for further optimization. A laser trimming procedure has been implemented to reduce the mismatch in meander resistances below 1% for one detector and the thermal drifts from this mismatch.     

Rhodium coated mirrors deposited by magnetron sputtering for fusion applications

Metallic mirrors will be essential components of all optical spectroscopy and imaging systems for ITER plasma diagnostics. Any change in the mirror performance, in particular, its reflectivity, due to erosion of the surface by charge exchange neutrals or deposition of impurities will influence the quality and reliability of the detected signals. Due to its high reflectivity in the visible wavelength range and its low sputtering yield, rhodium appears as an attractive material for first mirrors in ITER. However, the very high price of the raw material calls for using it in the form of a film deposited onto metallic substrates. The development of a reliable technique for the preparation of high reflectivity rhodium films is therefore of the highest importance. Rhodium layers with thicknesses of up to 2 microm were produced on different substrates of interest (Mo, stainless steel, Cu) by magnetron sputtering. Produced films exhibit a low roughness and crystallite size of about 10 nm with a dense columnar structure. No impurities were detected on the surface after deposition. Scratch tests demonstrate that adhesion properties increase with substrate hardness. Detailed optical characterizations of Rh-coated mirrors as well as results of erosion tests performed both under laboratory conditions and in the TEXTOR tokamak are presented in this paper.     

Development of a Concept of Reflectometric Diagnostics for the ITER Tokamak for Plasma Probing from the High-Magnetic-Field Side

The capabilities of the reflectometric diagnostics in the ITER facility during plasma probing from the high-magnetic-field side are investigated. This technique allows measurements of the density profile and the plasma turbulence-rotation velocity at the lower extraordinary wave from a plasma with a critical density to the center of the plasma column. The system also allows one to probe the plasma column at the ordinary wave. It is proposed to use a combined mirror–horn antenna system. Under conditions where there is limited space for placing horns, this results in a significant (up to 20 dB) increase in the signal, compared to the system of two horns considered earlier. The results of calculations on optimizing the elements of the waveguide transmission line using a two-dimensional full-wave code are presented. The possibility of employing the Doppler effect to study plasma rotation by using antennas for controlling the shape of the plasma column while performing reflectometry at the lower extraordinary wave is considered. This effect is estimated theoretically in the actual ITER plasma configuration.     

Development of two-channel prototype ITER vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer with back-illuminated charge-coupled device and microchannel plate detectors

A vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectrometer of a five-channel spectral system is designed for ITER main plasma impurity measurement. To develop and verify the system design, a two-channel prototype system is fabricated with No. 3 (14.4-31.8 nm) and No. 4 (29.0-60.0 nm) among the five channels. The optical system consists of a collimating mirror to collect the light from source to slit, two holographic diffraction gratings with toroidal geometry, and two different electronic detectors. For the test of the prototype system, a hollow cathode lamp is used as a light source. To find the appropriate detector for ITER VUV system, two kinds of detectors of the back-illuminated charge-coupled device and the microchannel plate electron multiplier are tested, and their performance has been investigated.     

Two color, low intensity photocurrent feedback for local photocurrent spectroscopy

In this work, we introduce a two color, low intensity photocurrent feedback method for photocurrent spectroscopy utilizing an atomic force microscope (AFM). In most applications, measurements with weak optical excitations are not feasible with an AFM because the powerful AFM feedback laser severely disturbs the measurements. Therefore, we have developed a feedback system based on the pressure dependent Schottky barrier height at the tip-sample interface. The versatility of the new feedback system is demonstrated by recording high resolution photocurrent spectra on GaAsInAs heterostructures.     

Refractive and relativistic effects on ITER low field side reflectometer design

The ITER low field side reflectometer faces some unique design challenges, among which are included the effect of relativistic electron temperatures and refraction of probing waves. This paper utilizes GENRAY, a 3D ray tracing code, to investigate these effects. Using a simulated ITER operating scenario, characteristics of the reflected millimeter waves after return to the launch plane are quantified as a function of a range of design parameters, including antenna height, antenna diameter, and antenna radial position. Results for edge/SOL measurement with both O- and X-mode polarizations using proposed antennas are reported.     

High performance gel imaging with a commercial single lens reflex camera

A high performance gel imaging system was constructed using a digital single lens reflex camera with epi-illumination to image 19 × 23 cm agarose gels with up to 10,000 DNA bands each. It was found to give equivalent performance to a laser scanner in this high throughput DNA fingerprinting application using the fluorophore SYBR Green(?). The specificity and sensitivity of the imager and scanner were within 1% using the same band identification software. Low and high cost color filters were also compared and it was found that with care, good results could be obtained with inexpensive dyed acrylic filters in combination with more costly dielectric interference filters, but that very poor combinations were also possible. Methods for determining resolution, dynamic range, and optical efficiency for imagers are also proposed to facilitate comparison between systems.     

Progress in the conceptual development of the ITER vertical neutron collimator

Monte-Carlo calculations of the fluxes of forward and scattered neutrons at points of arrangement of the detectors for the analyzed design of the ITER multichannel vertical neutron collimator have been performed with the MCNP model. A concept of a vertical neutron collimator positioned in the diverter port is proposed, and the efficiency of its application for determining the spatial distribution of the ITER tokamak reactor’s neutron source is demonstrated with allowance for the calculation results and the possibilities of integrating the collimator into the ITER structure.