Hard X-ray CdTe tomography of tokamak fusion plasmas

Authors
Peysson, Y Coda, S Imbeaux, F
Citation
Y. Peysson et al., Hard X-ray CdTe tomography of tokamak fusion plasmas, NUCL INST A, 458(1-2), 2001, pp. 269-274
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
458
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
269 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20010201)458:1-2<269:HXCTOT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A large CdTe-based tomographic system has been installed two years ago on t he TORE SUPRA tokamak, for a detailed investigation of the dynamics of fast electrons generated by radio-frequency waves in Fusion plasmas, as a funct ion of time, space and energy. With 59 chords and 8 energy channels per lin e-of-sight, this diagnostic is the largest in the fusion community dedicate d to hard X-ray studies emitted by the plasma between 20 and 200 keV. A des cription of the tomography as well as its performance in the aggressive env ironment (gamma, neutrons, time-varying magnetic field) is presented. (C) 2 001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.