Determination of Plasma Position Using Poloidal Flux Loops and Comparison With Magnetic Probe Measurement in IR-T1 Tokamak

Abstract

<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> In this paper, we present two magnetic techniques for the measurement of plasma position in IR-T1 tokamak: a poloidal flux loop and a magnetic probe method. In the first method, two flux loops were designed and installed toroidally on the outer surface of the IR-T1 tokamak, and then, displacement of the plasma column was measured from them. In addition, to compare the plasma position obtained using the flux loops, an array of four magnetic probes was designed, constructed, and installed on the outer surface of the IR-T1 tokamak, and plasma position was measured from them. Results were compared and found to be in good agreement with each other. </para>