Gas Puff Imaging Diagnostics of Edge Plasma Turbulence in Magnetic Fusion Devices

Zweben, S.J.; Terry, J.L.; Stotler, D.P.; Maqueda, R.J.
Issue date: April 2017
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Zweben, S.J., Terry, J.L., Stotler, D.P., & Maqueda, R.J. (2017). Gas Puff Imaging Diagnostics of Edge Plasma Turbulence in Magnetic Fusion Devices [Data set]. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University.
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  author      = {Zweben, S.J. and
                Terry, J.L. and
                Stotler, D.P. and
                Maqueda, R.J.},
  title       = {{Gas Puff Imaging Diagnostics of Edge Pla
                sma Turbulence in Magnetic Fusion Device
                s}},
  publisher   = {{Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Pri
                nceton University}},
  year        = 2017
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Abstract:

Gas puff imaging (GPI) is a diagnostic of plasma turbulence which uses a puff of neutral gas at the plasma edge to increase the local visible light emission for improved space-time resolution of plasma fluctuations. This paper reviews gas puff imaging diagnostics of edge plasma turbulence in magnetic fusion research, with a focus on the instrumentation, diagnostic cross-checks, and interpretation issues. The gas puff imaging hardware, optics, and detectors are described for about 10 GPI systems implemented over the past ~15 years. Comparison of GPI results with other edge turbulence diagnostic results are described and many common features are observed. Several issues in the interpretation of GPI measurements are discussed, and potential improvements in hardware and modeling are suggested.

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Authors Zweben, S.J.
Terry, J.L.
Stotler, D.P.
Maqueda, R.J.
Domains Natural Sciences
Communities Spherical Torus, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Subcommunities Spherical Torus
Collection Tags NSTX-U
Date Accessioned 20 July 2017
Issue date April 2017
URI http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xg94hs15v
Table of Contents readme, data files
Referenced by http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4981873
Language en_US
Publisher Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
Relation Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 88, P. 041101 (April 2017)
Relation - Is Referenced By http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4981873
Type Dataset
Funding Agency U. S. Department of Energy contract number DE-AC02-09CH11466
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