Direct observation of potential profiles with a 200 keV heavy ion beam probe on the Compact Helical System
Author(s) -
A. Fujisawa,
H. Iguchi,
S. Lee,
T. P. Crowley,
Y. Hamada,
S. Kubo,
H. Idei,
H. Sanuki,
K. Itoh,
T. Minami,
K. Tanaka,
Satoshi Nishimura,
K. Ida,
S. Hidekuma,
M. Kojima,
C. Takahashi,
S. Okamura,
K. Matsuoka
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
physics of plasmas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1089-7674
pISSN - 1070-664X
DOI - 10.1063/1.872310
Subject(s) - physics , atomic physics , plasma , cyclotron , ion , beam (structure) , plasma diagnostics , toroid , nuclear physics , optics , quantum mechanics
In this paper we present space potential profiles directly observed in a toroidal helical plasma of the Compact Helical System (CHS) [K. Matsuoka et al., Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Nice, 1988 (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1989), Vol. 2, p. 411], using a 200 keV heavy ion beam probe. The potential profiles exhibit widely varied characteristics, including positive and negative polarities for electron cyclotron and neutral beam-heated plasmas, respectively. The behavior of high-energy particles in the CHS plasmas are deduced from loss cone diagrams evaluated from the observed potential profiles
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