TJ-II:Fast camera: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[TJ-II]] disposes of a fast camera for turbulence imaging in the plasma edge and scrape-off layer.
[[TJ-II]] disposes of different fast camera systems for plasma imaging
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/48/12B/S44 J.A. Alonso et al, ''Impact of different confinement regimes on the two-dimensional structure of edge turbulence'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''48''' (2006) B465-B473]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/48/12B/S44 J.A. Alonso et al, ''Impact of different confinement regimes on the two-dimensional structure of edge turbulence'', Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion '''48''' (2006) B465-B473]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.140 D. Carralero et al, ''Turbulence studies by fast camera imaging experiments in the TJII stellarator'', Journal of Nuclear Materials '''390-391''' (2009) 457-460]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.140 D. Carralero et al, ''Turbulence studies by fast camera imaging experiments in the TJII stellarator'', Journal of Nuclear Materials '''390-391''' (2009) 457-460]</ref>
<ref>E. de la Cal et al, ''Visible intensified cameras for plasma imaging in the TJ-II stellarator'', Rev. Sci. Instrum. (2009)</ref>
<ref>E. de la Cal et al, ''Visible intensified cameras for plasma imaging in the TJ-II stellarator'', Rev. Sci. Instrum. (2009)</ref>.
The camera is located in [[TJ-II:Sectors|sector]] B8, [[TJ-II:Ports|port]] B8TANG, viewing the [[TJ-II:Limiter|limiter]] in sector C3.
The main system is located in [[TJ-II:Sectors|sector]] B8, [[TJ-II:Ports|port]] B8TANG, viewing tangentially the [[TJ-II:Limiter|poloidal limiter]] in sector C3.


== Camera ==
== Camera ==


The camera employed at TJ-II is a [http://www.photron.com/ Photron] SA1 camera.
The newest fast camera employed at TJ-II is a [http://www.photron.com/ Photron] SA1 camera.
Sampling speed (measured in frames per second, fps) and image size can be selected, but there is a trade-off:
Sampling speed (measured in frames per second, fps) and image size can be selected, but there is a trade-off:
* 3000 fps with 1024 x 1024 pixels (full frame)
* 5000 fps with 1024 x 1024 pixels(full frame)
* 5000 fps with 1024 x 1024 pixels
* 10000 fps with 512 x 512 pixels
* 10000 fps with 512 x 512 pixels
* 200000 fps (maximum ever employed so far) with 182x80 pixels
* 200000 fps (maximum ever employed so far) with 182x80 pixels
* 650000 fps (maximum) with 64 x 16 pixels
 
The dynamic range of the sensor is 8 bits, and the memory size is 8 GB.
The dynamic range of the sensor is 8 bits, and the memory size is 8 GB.


Anonymous user