DocumentCode
2650309
Title
A Submillimeter-Wave Polarimeter for Plasma Diagnostics
Author
Ma, C.H. ; Hutchinson, D.P. ; Vander Sluis, K.L.
fYear
1978
fDate
27-29 June 1978
Firstpage
469
Lastpage
470
Abstract
A submillimeter-wave laser polarimeter with ferrite polarization modulators is described. The poloidal magnetic field and the plasma current density of a tokamak can be determined by measuring the Faraday rotation of the laser beam in plasma. High polarization sensitivity was observed in a stimulated tokamak plasma experiment.
Keywords
Current density; Current measurement; Density measurement; Ferrites; Magnetic field measurement; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements; Polarization; Tokamaks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1978 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1978.1123930
Filename
1123930
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