A New Generation of Electron Cyclotron Emission Imaging System for Plasma Diagnostics

Author

Zhang, Peiling ; Domier, Calvin W. ; Luhmann, Neville C., Jr.

Author_Institution

Univ. of California, Davis

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

174

Abstract

Electron cyclotron emission imaging (ECEI) is a novel millimeter wave plasma diagnostic technique, which has been extremely successful in the imaging and visualization of electron temperature profiles and fluctuations in magnetic fusion plasma devices. The unique feature of the ECEI diagnostic derives from the use of wideband, low cost planar Schottky diode mixer arrays coupled with innovative, low cost electronics. A new generation of ECE imaging diagnostics is now being developed to extend the current 128-channel system to systems with 256-1054 channels.

Keywords

Schottky diode mixers; cyclotrons; electron emission; millimetre wave imaging; millimetre wave mixers; plasma diagnostics; plasma fluctuations; plasma temperature; TEXTOR tokamak; electron cyclotron emission imaging system; electron temperature profiles; magnetic fusion plasma devices; millimeter wave plasma diagnostic technique; planar Schottky diode mixer arrays; plasma fluctuations; Costs; Cyclotrons; Electron emission; Fluctuations; Fusion power generation; Millimeter wave devices; Millimeter wave technology; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma temperature; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368382

Filename

4222116