Plasma Diagnostics

Lecturer:

Pavel Kubeš (gar.)

Tutor:

Pavel Kubeš (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

The goal of the lecture is to obtain the overview of measurements of basic parameters of hot plasma and their components - density, temperature, electromagnetic fields, radiation and energy and temporal and spatial distribution. The students will acquaint with principles, methodic, demonstration, examples and application of basic diagnostics.

Requirements:

Knowledge of basic course of physics

02TEF1,2 Theoretical physics 1,2

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Measurement of current and voltage (F. Žáček, IPP).

2.Detection of X-ray emission. X-ray optics, filters, detectors, X-ray and XUV spectroscopy, different types of spectroscopes. (D. Klír, FEE CTU)

3.Atomic and radiate physics (elementary processes, radiate transport) spectroscopic methods of determination of plasma parameters. Models LTE, collision-radiate, coronal and non-stationary; conditions and criteria. (D. Klír, FEE CTU).

4.X-ray spectroscopy with temporal, space and spectral resolution, PIN detectors, polychromators, pinhole cameras, MCP detectors, streak cameras, bolometry, tomography. (D. Klír, FEE CTU).

5.Pulse laser as the active diagnostics of measurement of densities and their gradients, Interferometry, schlieren and shadow methods, Thomson scattering. (P. Kubeš, FEE CTU).

6.Practical measurements. (P. Kubeš, FEE CTU).

7.Langmuir probe measurements (M. Tichý, MPF CU).

8.Microwave diagnostics, analysis of spectra by FFT (F. Žáček, IPP).

9.Beams of neutral particles as the active diagnostics, detection of neutral particles (J. Mlynář, IPP).

10.Diagnostics of plasma interaction with the wall (Horáček, IPP).

11.Detection of high-energy electrons, ions and photons with temporal, space and energy resolution. (P. Kubeš, FEE CTU).

12.Detection of fusion neutrons with temporal, space and energy distribution. (K. Řezáč, FEE CTU).

13.Time-of-flight and MC analysis of neutron signals, methods of reconstruction of signals and determination of temporal evolution of energy spectrum. (K. Řezáč, FEE CTU).

Syllabus of tutorials:

Exercising of problems:

measurement of current and voltage; detection of X-ray emission. X-ray optics, filters, detectors, X-ray and XUV spectroscopy, different types of spectroscopes; atomic and radiate physics (elementary processes, radiate transport) spectroscopic methods of determination of plasma parameters. Models LTE, collision-radiate, coronal and non-stationary; conditions and criteria; X-ray spectroscopy with temporal, space and spectral resolution, PIN detectors, polychromators, pinhole cameras, MCP detectors, streak cameras, bolometry, tomography; pulse laser as the active diagnostics of measurement of densities and their gradients, Interferometry, schlieren and shadow methods, Thomson scattering; practical measurements; Langmuir probe measurements; microwave diagnostics, analysis of spectra by FFT; beams of neutral particles as the active diagnostics, detection of neutral particles; diagnostics of plasma interaction with the wall; detection of high-energy electrons, ions and photons with temporal, space and energy resolution; detection of fusion neutrons with temporal, space and energy distribution; time-of-flight and MC analysis of neutron signals, methods of reconstruction of signals and determination of temporal evolution of energy spectrum

Study Objective:

Knowledge: obtaining the overview of measurements of basic parameters of hot plasma and their components

Skills: application of the above mentioned knowledge

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Hutchinson: Principles of Plasma Diagnostics;

[2] Griem, Lowberg: Methods of Experimental Physics, Vol.9 Plasma Physics Part A, Part B, Academic Press New York and London, 1970;

Recommended references:

[3] http://crppwww.epfl.ch/~weisen/cours_diags_agenda.html

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: