Title :
Application of PILATUS II Detector Modules for High Resolution X-Ray Imaging Crystal Spectrometers on the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak
Author :
Bitter, M.L. ; Broennimann, Ch ; Eikenberry, E.F. ; Hill, K.W. ; Ince-Cushman, A. ; Lee, S.G. ; Rice, J.E. ; Scott, S.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., NJ
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
Abstract :
A new type of X-ray imaging crystal spectrometer for Doppler measurements of the radial profiles of the ion temperature and plasma rotation velocity in tokamak plasmas is presently being developed in a collaboration between various laboratories. The spectrometer will consist of a spherically bent crystal and a two-dimensional position sensitive detector; and it will record temporally and spatially resolved X-ray line spectra from highly-charged ions. The detector must satisfy challenging requirements with respect to count rate and spatial resolution. The paper presents the results from a recent test of a PILATUS II detector module on Alcator C-Mod, which demonstrate that the PILATUS II detector modules will satisfy these requirements.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; fusion reactor design; plasma flow; plasma temperature; semiconductor counters; 2D position sensitive detector; Alcator C-Mod tokamak; Doppler measurement; PILATUS II detector module; X-ray line spectra; count rate; high resolution X-ray imaging crystal spectrometer; ion temperature; plasma rotation velocity; spatial resolution; spherically bent crystal; tokamak plasmas; Image resolution; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Spectroscopy; Tokamaks; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.353802
