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=== Limiter Recycling === | === Limiter Recycling === | ||
[[media:24119.gif|Limiter recycling movie]] | [[File:Ethylene_injection.jpg|300px|link=media:24119.gif|Limiter recycling movie]] | ||
Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 54000 fps. Exposure time: 9μs. V: 650 V. | Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 54000 fps. Exposure time: 9μs. V: 650 V. | ||
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=== Helium Puffing === | === Helium Puffing === | ||
[[media:24080.gif|Helium puffing movie]] | [[File:Ethylene_injection.jpg|300px|link=media:24080.gif|Helium puffing movie]] | ||
Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 100000 fps. Exposure time: 1μs. V: 700 V. | Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 100000 fps. Exposure time: 1μs. V: 700 V. | ||
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=== Surface Interaction === | === Surface Interaction === | ||
[[media:18152.gif|Surface interaction movie]] | [[File:Ethylene_injection.jpg|300px|link=media:18152.gif|Surface interaction movie]] | ||
TJ-II plasma observed from a tangential port at 17.5 kHz sampling rate, with a lithium filter and image intensifier. In the field of view, the two most prominent areas of plasma-wall interaction can be seen: the poloidal limiter (lower) and the hardcore (helical limiter). As the plasma transits form ECH to NBI plasmas, the interaction level diminishes and becomes predominantly centered in the limiter. | TJ-II plasma observed from a tangential port at 17.5 kHz sampling rate, with a lithium filter and image intensifier. In the field of view, the two most prominent areas of plasma-wall interaction can be seen: the poloidal limiter (lower) and the hardcore (helical limiter). As the plasma transits form ECH to NBI plasmas, the interaction level diminishes and becomes predominantly centered in the limiter. | ||
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=== Dust === | === Dust === | ||
[[media:polvo1b.gif|Dust movie]] | [[File:Ethylene_injection.jpg|300px|link=media:polvo1b.gif|Dust movie]] | ||
First insertion of the poloidal limiter after a lithiation of the vacuum vessel. Tangential observation, 15 kHz sampling rate. The ejection of lithium flakes from the carbon surface can be seen clearly at the beginning of the discharge. At the end of the video, as the plasma becomes colder, the flakes penetrate deeper into it until they float freely in the post-discharge plasmoid. | First insertion of the poloidal limiter after a lithiation of the vacuum vessel. Tangential observation, 15 kHz sampling rate. The ejection of lithium flakes from the carbon surface can be seen clearly at the beginning of the discharge. At the end of the video, as the plasma becomes colder, the flakes penetrate deeper into it until they float freely in the post-discharge plasmoid. | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 9 March 2011
TJ-II disposes of different fast camera systems for plasma imaging [1] [2] [3]. The main system is located in sector B8, port B8TANG, viewing tangentially the poloidal limiter in sector C3.
Cameras
The newest fast camera employed at TJ-II is a Photron SA1 camera. Sampling speed (measured in frames per second, fps) and image size can be selected, but there is a trade-off:
- 5000 fps with 1024 x 1024 pixels(full frame)
- 10000 fps with 512 x 512 pixels
- 200000 fps (maximum ever employed so far) with 182 x 80 pixels
The dynamic range of the sensor is 8 bits, and the memory size is 8 GB.
Image Intensifier for Fast Camera
A Hamamatsu C9548-03BL series image intensifier is used. This is a two stage intensifier, including a first GEN II stage with a fast phosphor (P-46) and gain adjustable via the voltage at the MCP, and a second GEN I one (booster) with a fixed gain of 50 and somewhat slower phosphor screen (P-24). Both stages are optically coupled by a Fiber Optic Plate (FOP) which transfers the output signal from the first to the second.
Videos
Here are some examples of movies recorded with the fast camera system of TJ-II.
- Example.jpg
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Limiter Recycling
Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 54000 fps. Exposure time: 9μs. V: 650 V. ECH plasma with <ne> = 5x1018 m-3. Recycling at limiter positioned on the LCFS.
Helium Puffing
Without filter and 75 mm lens. Speed: 100000 fps. Exposure time: 1μs. V: 700 V. ECH plasma with <ne> = 5x1018 m-3. Helium puffing through the limiter 35 mm outside LCFS.
Surface Interaction
TJ-II plasma observed from a tangential port at 17.5 kHz sampling rate, with a lithium filter and image intensifier. In the field of view, the two most prominent areas of plasma-wall interaction can be seen: the poloidal limiter (lower) and the hardcore (helical limiter). As the plasma transits form ECH to NBI plasmas, the interaction level diminishes and becomes predominantly centered in the limiter.
Dust
First insertion of the poloidal limiter after a lithiation of the vacuum vessel. Tangential observation, 15 kHz sampling rate. The ejection of lithium flakes from the carbon surface can be seen clearly at the beginning of the discharge. At the end of the video, as the plasma becomes colder, the flakes penetrate deeper into it until they float freely in the post-discharge plasmoid.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ D. Carralero et al, Turbulence studies by fast camera imaging experiments in the TJII stellarator, Journal of Nuclear Materials 390-391 (2009) 457-460
- ↑ E. de la Cal et al, The visible intensified cameras for plasma imaging in the TJ-II stellarator, Contrib. Plasma Phys. (2010)