A vacuum UV spectroscopic measurement system has been constructed on t
he REPUTE-1 device, and electron temperature measurements using the li
ne intensity ratio method have been successfully carried out for ultra
low q plasmas. The electron temperatures measured are consistent with
the results obtained by Thomson scattering measurement. It is observed
that the electron temperature decreases in the phases of magnetohydro
dynamic relaxation. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.