Synchrotron emission in Alcator C-Mod: spectra at three magnetic fields, visible camera images, and polarization data
Conference poster, 2017

Alcator C-Mod's high magnetic field allows runaway electron synchrotron emission to be observed in the visible wavelength range. Visible spectrometers were used to measure synchrotron spectra at three magnetic fields: 2.7, 5.4, and 7.8 T. Both a test-particle model and kinetic solver CODE (COllisional Distribution of Electrons) explore the energy evolution of the runaway population and the impact of magnetic-field-dependent synchrotron radiation as a power loss mechanism. Additionally, distortion-corrected visible camera images capture the spatial distribution and evolution of synchrotron emission in C-Mod. Initial results show good agreement between experiment and the new synthetic diagnostic SOFT (Synchrotron-detecting Orbit-Following Toolkit). Finally, a first look at synchrotron polarization data is presented.

Author

RA Tinguely

R Granetz

Mathias Hoppe

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Ola Embréus

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Adam Stahl

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

Tünde Fülöp

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics

59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

JP11.00096-

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Energy

Roots

Basic sciences

Subject Categories

Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

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Created

10/8/2017