Impurity Flow Measurements in DIII-D using Coherence Imaging Spectroscopy

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Abstract

Imaging interferometers have been used to measure the \hbox{2-D} distribution of the Doppler shift of impurity emission in both the lower and upper DIII-D divertors. The interferometer design has been simplified to a single birefringent plate between two polarizers, and improved calibration techniques have been implemented, including temperature stabilization. Measurements of other impurity species such as CII have been added. An image-intensified camera in the upper divertor has enabled measurement of the flows in the crown of the plasma during lower single-null divertor operation. In general, flows are in opposite directions on the inner and outer scrape-off layers in the divertor, as expected from the magnetic geometry. Initial results from a wide view periscope of the whole plasma cross section will also be presented.

*Work supported in part by US Department Of Energy under DE-AC52-07NA27344 and DE-FC02-04ER54698.

Authors

  • S.L. Allen

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • E.T. Meier

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
  • T.R. Weber

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • D.N. Hill

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • W.H. Meyer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • G.D. Porter

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • J. Howard

    • The Australian National University