A multi-channel polarimeter-interferometer has been developed on the Keda Torus eXperiment(KTX)for the study of equilibrium dynamics and internal magnetic fluctuations.A three-wave technique based on terahertz solid-s...A multi-channel polarimeter-interferometer has been developed on the Keda Torus eXperiment(KTX)for the study of equilibrium dynamics and internal magnetic fluctuations.A three-wave technique based on terahertz solid-state sources(-650 GHz)is applied for simultaneous measurements of electron density and Faraday rotation angle.The output power of the microwave source is 2 mW.Faraday rotation effect using a rotating wave plate is tested with phase noise less than 0.8°,and the density phase noise is less than 0.9°.Measurement of Faraday rotation angle and density for discharges on KTX have demonstrated high sensitivity to internal MHD activities.展开更多
Motivated by the need of the electron density measurement for the Keda Reconnection eXperiment(KRX)facility which is under development,an interferometer system has been designed and tested in bench.The 320 GHz solid-s...Motivated by the need of the electron density measurement for the Keda Reconnection eXperiment(KRX)facility which is under development,an interferometer system has been designed and tested in bench.The 320 GHz solid-state microwave source with 1 mm wavelength is used to fulfill the high phase difference measurement in such low temperature plasma device.The results of the bench test show that the phase difference is accurately measured.In contrast to tens of degrees of phase shift expected to be measured on the KRX,the system noise(~1°)is low enough for the KRX diagnostics.In order to optimize the system for better performance,we utilize the Terasense sub-THz imaging system to adjust alignment.The interferometer system has also been calibrated via changing of the optical path length controlled by the piezo inertial motor.Simultaneously,high density polyethylene thin film is introduced successfully to change a tiny phase difference and test the sensitivity of the interferometer system.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12175227)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.USTC 20210079)the Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center,CAS(No.2022HSC-CIP022)。
文摘A multi-channel polarimeter-interferometer has been developed on the Keda Torus eXperiment(KTX)for the study of equilibrium dynamics and internal magnetic fluctuations.A three-wave technique based on terahertz solid-state sources(-650 GHz)is applied for simultaneous measurements of electron density and Faraday rotation angle.The output power of the microwave source is 2 mW.Faraday rotation effect using a rotating wave plate is tested with phase noise less than 0.8°,and the density phase noise is less than 0.9°.Measurement of Faraday rotation angle and density for discharges on KTX have demonstrated high sensitivity to internal MHD activities.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11975231)。
文摘Motivated by the need of the electron density measurement for the Keda Reconnection eXperiment(KRX)facility which is under development,an interferometer system has been designed and tested in bench.The 320 GHz solid-state microwave source with 1 mm wavelength is used to fulfill the high phase difference measurement in such low temperature plasma device.The results of the bench test show that the phase difference is accurately measured.In contrast to tens of degrees of phase shift expected to be measured on the KRX,the system noise(~1°)is low enough for the KRX diagnostics.In order to optimize the system for better performance,we utilize the Terasense sub-THz imaging system to adjust alignment.The interferometer system has also been calibrated via changing of the optical path length controlled by the piezo inertial motor.Simultaneously,high density polyethylene thin film is introduced successfully to change a tiny phase difference and test the sensitivity of the interferometer system.
