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New Detection System for Fast Density Measurements Using the Lithium Beam on the COMPASS Tokamak
Háček, Pavel ; Berta, M. ; Stöckel, Jan ; Weinzettl, Vladimír ; Anda, G. ; Bencze, A. ; Zoletnik, S.
The lithium beam diagnostic at COMPASS is designed for measurements of the edge plasma density profile and fluctuations and edge plasma current fluctuations. The principle of the diagnostic is detection of light coming from collisionally excited Li atoms — beam emission spectroscopy (BES) - and a direct detection of the ionized part of the beam (atomic beam probe — ABP). For slow density measurements a charged coupled device (CCD) camera has been installed and is already working. For fast twodimensional density profile and density fluctuation measurements an array of avalanche photodiode detectors (APDs) will be used. The two-dimensional resolution of the measurement will be possible using fast poloidal deflection and chopping of the beam. Apart from routine density profile measurement, the diagnostic will be capable of investigating the turbulent structures in the edge plasma by cross-correlating the signals coming from poloidally deflected virtual beams.
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Observation of Sawtooth Oscillations in the COMPASS Tokamak
Imríšek, Martin ; Havlíček, Josef ; Weinzettl, Vladimír ; Mlynář, Jan
The sawtooth instability in tokamak plasmas results in periodic relaxations of the core plasma density and temperature. The physics of sawtooth is still not fully understood. It is predicted that fusion-born alpha particles will lead to long sawteeth. However, longer sawteeth can seed other instabilities which cause further degradation of plasma confinement. This paper provides brief introduction into sawtooth physics and observations of sawtooth instability in COMPASS. Furthermore, evidence of triggering transition to high confinement regime by sawtooth crash is presented
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First measurements with U-probe on the COMPASS tokamak
Kovařík, Karel ; Ďuran, Ivan ; Stöckel, Jan ; Seidl, Jakub ; Šesták, David ; Brotánková, J. ; Spolaore, M. ; Martines, E. ; Vianello, N.
A complex electrostatic-magnetic probe diagnostics, baptized as ‘U-probe’, has been installed on COMPASS tokamak recently. Probe composes of two identical towers. Each tower houses 3 radially spaced sets of 3D coils, triple probe and rake probe – array of six Langmuir probes. The U-probe measures electric and magnetic properties of the filamentary structures in the edge plasma, particularly the floating potential profile and local magnetic field within the plasma filaments. Contribution presents first tests and results obtained.
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Infrared Thermography on the COMPASS Tokamak
Vondráček, Petr ; Horáček, Jan ; Cahyna, Pavel ; Pánek, Radomír ; Uličný, J.
This contribution describes a new slow infrared camera obtained by the COMPASS tokamak at IPP Prague. We focus on the camera limitations affecting the experimental data (temporal and spatial smoothing, time shift). Data time deconvolution used to correct the effect of the long response time of the camera detector is described. The second part of the contribution is devoted to the physic basis for the design of a new fast IR camera system planned for installation in COMPASS during the next year.
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