TJ-II:Langmuir Probes

TJ-II has two fast reciprocating drives for Langmuir probes (with a displacement velocity of approximately 1 m/s). [1] [2] [3] Probe drive 1 is located at φ = 38.2°, R=134 cm (sector D4) and probe drive 2 at φ = 195° (sector B2).

Location of the reciprocating Langmuir probes at TJ-II

Probe heads

Several different heads can be mounted on the reciprocating drives: e.g., staircase Langmuir probes, a rake probe (as of 2009), or a multi-pin Langmuir probe (2010). A biasing probe has also been used.

 
Photo of a staircase Langmuir probe head with three sets of measurement pins
 
Photo of a multipin Langmuir probe head
 
Photo of a 12-pin Langmuir rake probe head
 
Photo of an 8-pin Langmuir rake probe head

See also

References

  1. M.A. Pedrosa et al, Fast movable remotely controlled Langmuir probe system, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 70 (1999) 415
  2. E. Calderón et al, On the Influence of Probe Presheath on the Measurement of Fluctuation and E × B Turbulent Transport by Langmuir Probes, Contributions to Plasma Physics 44, Issue 7-8 (2004) 700 - 704
  3. M.A. Pedrosa et al, Evidence of Long-Distance Correlation of Fluctuations during Edge Transitions to Improved-Confinement Regimes in the TJ-II Stellarator, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 (2008) 215003