Charge Exchange Spectroscopy System Research Articles

Kinetic profile inference with outlier detection using support vector machine regression and Gaussian process regression

Abstract We propose an outlier-resilient Gaussian process regression (GPR) model supported by support vector machine regression (SVMR) for kinetic profile inference. GPR, being a non-parametric regression using Bayesian statistics, has advantages in that it imposes no constraints on profile shapes and can be readily used to integrate different kinds of diagnostics, while it is vulnerable to the presence of even a single outlier among a measured dataset. As an outlier classifier, an optimized SVMR is developed based only on the measurements. Hyper-parameters of the developed GPR model with informative prior distributions are treated in two different ways, i.e. maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimator and marginalization using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampler. Our SVMR-supported GPR model is applied to infer ion temperature Ti profiles using measured data from the KSTAR charge exchange spectroscopy system. The GPR-inferred Ti profiles with and without an outlier are compared and show prominent improvement when the outlier is removed by the SVMR. Ti profiles inferred with the MAP estimator and the marginalization scheme are compared. They are noticeably different when observation uncertainties are not small enough, and the marginalization scheme generally provides a smoother profile.

The measurement of carbon density profile using charge exchange spectroscopy in KSTAR

The first measurement of the impurity density profile via charge exchange spectroscopy (CES) has been successfully achieved in KSTAR. Since the neutral beam density profile is essential for the measurement, the neutral beam penetration code that was originally developed for the Alcator C-mod tokamak has been optimized for the KSTAR experimental environment. The method of the impurity density measurement by the KSTAR CES system is introduced and the sensitivity analysis of various physical parameters, such as the effective charge in the estimation of the impurity density, is performed to examine the validation of the method. This method has been applied to measure the C6+ density profile affected by the resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs), which is mainly used to suppress the edge localized modes (ELMs) in KSTAR. The dynamics of the C6+ density profile represent that the C6+ density decreases immediately after the application of RMPs but recovers soon during the ELM-suppressed phase.

Development of an ultrafast charge exchange spectroscopy system on the KSTAR tokamak.

An ultrafast charge exchange spectroscopy (UFCES) system has been designed for measuring fluctuations in ion temperature and toroidal rotation velocity. The UFCES on the KSTAR tokamak is a powerful tool for investigating plasma instabilities and long-wavelength turbulence related to ion temperature gradient and flow. The UFCES system is designed to measure the C VI line (n = 8 → 7, λ0 = 529.05nm) from the charge exchange reaction between a deuterium-heating neutral beam and the intrinsic carbon impurity in KSTAR. The ion temperature and toroidal rotation velocity at two radial positions will be observed simultaneously with UFCES. The key difference between the UFCES system and conventional charge exchange spectrometers is the application of high-throughput collection optics, a high-efficiency transmission grating combined with prisms, and a high-speed detector. We use a comprehensive spectrum simulation code with input parameters of KSTAR's plasmas and a neutral beam injection system to estimate the performance of the designed UFCES system. The results simulated with the code show that the diagnostic achieves a turbulence-relevant time resolution of 10 µs with a high enough signal-to-noise ratio. Furthermore, a preliminary test is performed using a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor camera and Ne spectral lamp to confirm the linear dispersion and curvature radius.

Measurements of radial profile of hydrogen and deuterium density in isotope mixture plasmas using bulk charge exchange spectroscopy.

A bulk charge exchange spectroscopy system has been applied to measure the radial profiles of the hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) density ratio in the isotope mixture plasma in a large helical device. Charge exchange lines of Hα and Dα are fitted by 4 Gaussian of H and D cold components and H and D hot components with 5 parameters by combining the measurement of plasma toroidal rotation velocity with carbon charge exchange spectroscopy. The radial profiles of the relative density of hydrogen and deuterium ions are derived from H and D hot components measured and the beam density calculated from beam attenuation calculation. A proof-of-principle experiment is performed by the H pellet and the D pellet injections into the H-D mixture plasma.

Development of two-grating spectrometer for the charge exchange spectroscopy system on KSTAR

The charge exchange spectroscopy (CES) system on Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) was installed last year and had been applied to measure the C VI ion temperature and rotation velocity profiles. The ion temperature and rotation velocity profiles had been estimated from the C VI 5290.5 Å (n = 8-7) charge-exchange spectrum signal measured by a Czerny-Turner type spectrometer and a thinned back-illuminated charge coupled device (CCD) camera. However, the Czerny-Turner type spectrometer used for the KSTAR CES system showed so low signal to noise ratio for KSTAR plasmas in the 2010 experimental campaign that the time resolution of the CES system had been limited to 100 ms due to the increased exposure time of the attached CCD camera. Then, new two-grating spectrometer had been developed in order to improve the time resolution of the CES system. The spectrometer consists of two gratings (1200 g/mm and 1800 g/mm each) with additive configuration, concave mirrors (f = 50 cm), and a cylindrical lens (f = 50 cm). The time resolution of the CES system increases by a factor of 2-4 with the two-grating spectrometer. The C VI ion temperature and rotation velocity profiles obtained by the two-grating spectrometer are compared to those by Czerny-Turner type spectrometer in this paper.

Optical system design for the charge exchange spectroscopy of the Korea superconducting tokamak advanced research device

The collective optical design is described for the charge exchange spectroscopy (CES) of the Korea superconducting tokamak advanced research (KSTAR) device. The CES diagnostic measures the ion temperature of carbon and other impurities, in conjunction with the neutral heating beam in KSTAR. The visible light from the plasma is concentrated via collection optics and imaged onto quartz fibers. The collection optics in the system is the key component for the CES system. The final design is derived through four steps and its performance is examined in a simulation step. In this paper, the design details of the collective optical system for the KSTAR CES are discussed.

Charge exchange spectroscopy system calibration for ion temperature measurement in KSTAR

The charge exchange spectroscopy (CES) system including collection assemblies, lens design, and cassettes for the KSTAR experiment was installed to obtain profiles of the ion temperature and the toroidal rotation velocity from charge exchange emission between plasma ions and beam neutrals near the plasma axis by using a modulated neutral beam and a background system. We can measure the charge exchange spectra of an impurity line such as the 529 nm line of carbon VI to get ion temperature and rotation profiles in KSTAR. The CES and background systems will have absolute intensity and spectral calibrations using a calibrated source and various spectral lamps. The calibration was done inside the tokamak after all CES systems are installed and the optical systems are slid into the cassettes. This requires that the diagnostic systems are installed near the vacuum vessel inside the cryostat maintaining the superconducting state of the superconducting coils. Repeated spectral calibrations of the spectrometer and charge coupled device for CES will be made in the diagnostic room during the experimental campaign. We show a detailed description of the KSTAR CES system, how to calibrate, and the results of calibration.

KSTAR Charge Exchange Spectroscopy System

The charge exchange spectroscopy (CES) system for the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device is designed to obtain profiles of the ion temperature and rotation velocity by using modulated neutral beam injection and a background system. The CES diagnostic will measure the ion temperature of carbon and other impurities, in conjunction with the neutral heating beam in KSTAR. The visible light from the plasma will be concentrated via collection optics, assembled, and imaged onto quartz fibers. We show the progress of the KSTAR CES diagnostic including the collection assembly, lens design, and cassette system. The KSTAR CES system utilizes a 1.33-m Czerny-Turner spectrometer with variable wavelength. The detector is a thinned back-illuminated charge-coupled device (CCD) that has high quantum efficiency and high readout speed. The spectrometer and CCD detector that will be used in the KSTAR CES system have been tested. Two CES diagnostics systems for KSTAR are compared.

Measurement of derivative of ion temperature using high spatial resolution charge exchange spectroscopy with space modulation optics

A new technique to measure the first and second derivatives of the ion temperature profile has been developed by using a charge exchange spectroscopy system with space modulation optics. The space observed is scanned up to +/-3 cm with a cosine wave modulation frequency up to 30 Hz by shifting the object lens in front of the optical fiber bundle by 0.5 mm with a piezoelement. The first and second derivatives of ion temperature are derived from the modulation component of the ion temperature measured by using Fourier series expansion.

Charge exchange spectroscopy by Fabry–Pérot spectrometer in W7-AS

Charge exchange spectroscopy using a Fabry–Pérot spectrometer has been developed to study the dynamic of ion temperature and radial electric field in plasmas. A charge coupled device detecter with 80×80 pixels was used to gain the spectral resolution of the charge exchange spectroscopy system. This Fabry–Pérot charge exchange spectroscopy system has been applied to measure the ion temperature using the charge exchange line of carbon impurity with a time resolution of 5 ms for high density quasisteady discharges in W7-AS. The cold component due to the charge exchange reaction between the carbon impurity and thermal neutrals is subtracted from the change emission with the beam modulation technique

Improved charge-coupled device detectors for high-speed, charge exchange spectroscopy studies on the DIII-D tokamak

Charge exchange spectroscopy is one of the key ion diagnostics on the DIII-D tokamak. It allows determination of ion temperature, poloidal and toroidal velocity, impurity density, and radial electric field Er throughout the plasma. For the 2003 experimental campaign, we replaced the intensified photodiode array detectors on the central portion of the DIII-D charge exchange spectroscopy system with advanced charge–coupled device (CCD) detectors mounted on faster (f/4.7) Czerny–Turner spectrometers equipped with toroidal mirrors. The CCD detectors are improved versions of the ones installed on our edge system in 1999. The combination improved the photoelectron signal level by about a factor of 20 and the signal to noise by a factor of 2–8, depending on the absolute signal level. The new cameras also allow shorter minimum integration times while archiving to PC memory: 0.552 ms for the slower, lower-read noise (15 e) readout mode and 0.274 ms in the faster, higher-read noise (30 e) mode.

Edge radial electric field structure in quiescent H-mode plasmas in the DIII-D tokamak

H-mode operation is the choice for next step tokamak devices based on either conventional or advanced tokamak physics. This choice, however, comes at a significant cost for both the conventional and advanced tokamaks because of the effects of edge localized modes (ELMs). ELMs can produce significant erosion in the divertor and can affect the β limit and reduced core transport regions needed for advanced tokamak operation. Experimental results from DIII-D over the past four years have demonstrated a new operating regime, the quiescent H-mode (QH-mode) regime, that solves these problems. QH-mode plasmas have now been run for over 4 s (>30 energy confinement times). Utilizing the steady-state nature of the QH-mode edge allows us to obtain unprecedented spatial resolution of the edge ion profiles and the edge radial electric field, Er, by sweeping the edge plasma slowly past the view points of the charge exchange spectroscopy system. We have investigated the effects of direct edge ion orbit loss on the creation and sustainment of the QH-mode. Direct loss of ions injected into the velocity-space loss cone at the plasma edge is not necessary for creation or sustainment of the QH-mode. The direct ion orbit loss has little effect on the edge Er well. The Er at the bottom of the well in these cases is about −100 kV m−1 compared with −20 to −30 kV m−1 in the standard H-mode. The well is about 1 cm wide, which is close to the diameter of the deuteron gyro-orbit. We also have investigated the effect of changing edge triangularity by changing the plasma shape from upwardly biased single null to magnetically balanced double null. We have now achieved the QH-mode in these double-null plasmas. The increased triangularity allows us to increase pedestal density in QH-mode plasmas by a factor of about 2.5 and overall pedestal pressure by a factor of 2. Pedestal β and ν* values matching the values desired for ITER have been achieved. In these higher density plasmas, the Er well is significantly shallower and broader.

Improved charge coupled device detectors for the edge charge exchange spectroscopy system on the DIII-D tokamak

Charge exchange spectroscopy is one of the key ion diagnostics on the DIII-D tokamak. It allows measurement of impurity densities, toroidal and poloidal rotation speeds, ion temperatures, and the radial electric field. For the 2000 experimental campaign, we have replaced the intensified photodiode array detectors on the edge portion of the system with advanced charge-coupled device (CCD) detectors mounted on faster (f/4.7) Czerny–Turner spectrometers equipped with toroidal mirrors. The combination has improved the photoelectron signal level by about a factor of 20 and the signal to noise by a factor of 2–8, depending on the absolute signal level and readout mode. A major portion of the signal level improvement comes from the improved quantum efficiency of the back-illuminated, thinned CCD detector (70% to 85% quantum efficiency for the CCD versus 10% for the image intensifier) with the remainder coming from the faster spectrometer. The CCD camera also allows shorter minimum integration times: 0.33 ms while archiving to computer memory and 0.15 ms using temporary storage on the CCD chip.

Tokamak fusion test reactor poloidal rotation diagnostic (invited)

A new spectroscopic diagnostic was developed to measure poloidal velocity profiles of Tokamak fusion test reactor (TFTR) plasmas. Carbon poloidal velocities were measured using the Doppler shift of the C VI 5291 Å impurity line of both intrinsic emission and charge exchange emission from neutral beams. Poloidal velocities are typically small (vθ⩽104 m/s) requiring small wavelength shifts (Δλ⩽0.2 Å) to be measured. However, the high central ion temperatures in TFTR required the use of a low dispersion spectrometer to view the entire linewidth (full width at half maximum ⩽25 Å). A very high throughput spectrometer/detector system was assembled to achieve the necessary precision in vθ. Statistical errors in the chord-averaged poloidal velocity less than 100 m/s have been obtained. The short focal length spectrometer features f/1.8 input optics, a transmission grating, and refractive optics. A thinned back-illuminated charge coupled device detector provided a high quantum efficiency (QE=75%). The diagnostic had 20 ms time resolution and a radial resolution of ⩽3.5 cm after an inversion. Two symmetric up/down views were used to eliminate atomic physics effects that would otherwise distort the measured rotation velocity. This diagnostic complemented the measurements of Ti, vφ, and ni from a charge exchange spectroscopy system, allowing the determination of radial electric field profiles using the force balance equation.

A visible and UV charge exchange spectroscopy system for the tritium phase of JET

Results achieved by a direct optical link between torus and remote instruments designed for the active phase of JET are reported. The system is based on a labyrinth light path and a set of remotely controllable relay mirrors avoiding a direct view of the plasma core, thus reducing the number of neutrons scattered into the detection path. Similar labyrinth systems are currently discussed for next-step fusion experiments with appreciable radiation levels which inhibit the use of fibres in the immediate neighbourhood of the torus. The JET mirror link covers a spectral range from 2000 to 8000 AA which considerably extends the range accessible by standard fibre links. The suitability of dominant UV charge exchange spectra for routine ion temperature and ion density diagnostics is addressed by comparing UV and visible CX spectra of C VI, Be IV, He II and Ne x which represent the main light impurities in a JET plasma. As a general rule it is found that the gain in the increase of atomic emission cross sections for UV CX lines compared to their counterparts in the visible range is compensated for by the presence and intensity of additional edge emission lines in the same spectral neighbourhood. The exception of this rule is the UV CX spectrum of Be IV at 2530 AA which is characterized by only a few background spectral lines and which offers a straightforward spectral analysis. In the case of the intense, but complex, C VI UV spectrum at 3434 AA atomic modelling of line ratios has led to a successful reduction of free parameters and to the extraction of ion temperature values consistent with independent measurements.