UC Davis PDG:Te Fluctuation Scaling on RTP

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Shown above is the variation of electron temperature fluctuations as the plasma electron density. The line integrated density of 8 shown in the legend corresponds to a line averaged density of 2.5x10e19 cm-3. 

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Shown above is the variation of electron temperature fluctuations as a function of the plasma current. 

For further technical details, and ECE Imaging measurements and results from RTP, please examine the following links: 

*Further technical details on the RTP ECE Imaging system
*High resolution measurements of electron temperature profiles
*Electron temperature fluctuation spectra
*Electron temperature fluctuation dispersion relations
*2D structure of electron temperature fluctuations

The unique features of the ECE Imaging diagnostics derive from the use of wideband, low cost monolithic and hybrid Schottky diode mixer arrays. Follow the links below to learn more about both the technology and the techniques employed in ECE Imaging. 

*Imaging array design and fabrication
*Correlation Measurements

UC Davis has fabricated and installed multichannel ECE Imaging systems on other fusion plasma tokamaks across the world. Follow the links below for a description of the systems involved, and to sample data collected with these systems. 

*ECE Imaging on the TEXT-U tokamak in the U.S.A.
*ECE Imaging on the TEXTOR tokamak in Germany
 

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