T. Katsuta et al., SUPERSONIC HELIUM BEAM FOR MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRIC-FIELD IN TORUS PLASMA EDGES, Fusion engineering and design, 34-5, 1997, pp. 769-772
Numerical investigations on the basis of a collisional-radiative model
have been made on the measurement of the electric field in torus plas
ma edges using a supersonic helium beam with aid of laser excitation.
In this simulation, the laser-induced fluorescence intensity of the He
I 492.2 nm line associated with the forbidden excitation due to the S
tark effect is estimated as a function of electric field strength. The
results show that an electric field as low as 50 V cm(-1) can be meas
ured by the supersonic beam with sufficient beam density (about 10(12)
cm(-3)). A numerical discussion is also given on the measurement of t
he electron temperature and density. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.