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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Conquest of relativistic effect in the electron temperature measurement from electron cyclotron emission

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15540481
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Plasma science
Research InstitutionJapan Atomic Energy Agency

Principal Investigator

SATO Masayasu  Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, Principle Researcher, 核融合研究開発部門, 研究主幹 (80354603)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HAMAMATSU Kiyotaka  Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, Principle Researcher, 核融合研究開発部門, 研究主幹 (20354574)
ISAYAMA Akihiko  Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, Scientist, 核融合研究開発部門, 研究員 (90354597)
KUSAMA Yoshinori  Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, Principle Researcher, 核融合研究開発部門, 研究主幹 (70343902)
MORISITA Kazuo  National Institutes of Natural Science, National Institute for Fusion Science, Professor, 核融合科学研究所, 教授 (60109353)
IWAMA Naofumi  Daido Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Mechanical System Engineering, Professor, 情報学部, 教授 (30023253)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Keywordsrelativistic effect / electron cyclotron emission / tokamak / LHD / electron temperature measurement / electron density measurement / plasma / nuclear fusion
Research Abstract

A electron temperature profile (T_e(r)) has been measured by observing second harmonic electron cyclotron emission (ECE) from low field side of tokamak. A merit of ECE measurement is that, the time evolution of T_e(r) is obtained from second harmonic ECE easily. When T_e is higher, relativistic effects affect the merit of ECE measurement. 1)In the case of T_e 〜10keV, T_e(r) obtained shifts apparently due to the relativistic effect of the second harmonic ECE. The shift can be corrected using information of the electron density (n_e). However, the error of ECE measurement depends on the error of electron density diagnostics. 2)When T_e is higher than 20keV, the relativistic effect of the third harmonic ECE affects on the second harmonic ECE, and T_e(0) can not be obtained. A purpose of the study is the construction of countermeasure using a numerical calculation. As for subject 1), we show that feasibility of electron density using ECE. That is, the relativistic effect results in the frequency shift from non-relativistic EC frequency. In a tokamak, the frequency shift due to the relativistic effect is observed from the high field side effectively. Since the shift depends on n_e as well as T_e and magnetic field, there is a possibility of the n_e measurement by observing from both low and high field sides. As for subject 2), the emissivity is obtained for the oblique propagation to the magnetic field in the case of the spherically symmetric relativistic Maxwellian distribution function. We show that the inclining the sight line to the equatorial plane expands the measurable region of Te. Moreover the relativistic effect is evaluated in Large Helical Device. In order to avoid the relativistic effect of 2nd harmonics, the antenna position should be at the opposite side of maximum magnetic field with respect to the plasma axis.

  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Feasibility of Electron Density Measurement Using Relativistic Downshift Frequency Effect of Electron Cyclotron Emission in Tokamak Plasmas2005

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.Isayama, N.Iwama, K.Kawahata
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Pt2 Letter 44

      Pages: L672

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relativistic downshift frequency effects on electron cyclotron emission measurements of electron density in tokamak and electron temperature in LHD2005

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.Isayama, S.Inagaki, Y.Nagayama, K.Kawahata, N.Iwama
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 13th Joint Workshop on ECE and ECRH

      Pages: 89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relativistic downshift frequency effects on ECE measurements of electron temperature and density in torus plasmas2005

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.lsayama, S.lnagaki, Y.Nagayama, K.Kawahata, N.lwama
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 32nd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics

      Pages: 4.096

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Effects of relativistic frequency downshift on measurements of electron cyclotron emission in Large Helical Device plasma2005

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.Isayama, S.Inagaki, Y.Nagayama, K.Kawahata, N.Iwama
    • Journal Title

      Proc.13th Joint Workshop on ECE and ECRH

      Pages: 89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Relativistic downshift frequency effects on ECE measurements of electron temperature and density in torus plasmas2005

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.Isayama, S.Inagaki, Y.Nagayama, K.Kawahata, N.Iwama
    • Journal Title

      Proc.32nd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics

      Pages: 4.096

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Effects of relativistic frequency downshift on measurements of electron cyclotron emission in Large Helical Device plasma2004

    • Author(s)
      M.Sato, A.Isayama, S.Inagaki, Y.Nagayama, K.Kawahata, N.Iwama
    • Journal Title

      Review of scientific Instrument 75

      Pages: 3819

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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