Diagnostic Systems for the Colorado FRC Experiment

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Abstract

A suite of diagnostics is under development for implementation on the Colorado FRC Experiment, a new field-reversed configuration presently under construction. Instruments at various stages of development include a multichord quadrature CO$_2$ interferometer, a multichannel Mach-probe array, a multifrequency reflectometry system, and a number of magnetic diagnostics. Each instrument in the diagnostic set is intended for measurement of fluctuating quanties, and all systems are frequency-limited only by the data acquisition rate ($\ge$10 MHz). Technical details and preliminary results will be presented.

*Supported by U.S. DOE contract DE-FG02-05ER54841.

Authors

  • S.E. Wurzel

  • D. Cardwell

  • C.L. Ellison

  • W. Handley

  • E. Merino

  • T. Munsat

  • W. Willcockson

    • University of Colorado