A microwave reflectometry system operating in the V-band frequency with extraor- dinary mode polarization has been developed on the EAST tokamak. The reflectometry system, using a voltage-controlled oscillator （VCO）...A microwave reflectometry system operating in the V-band frequency with extraor- dinary mode polarization has been developed on the EAST tokamak. The reflectometry system, using a voltage-controlled oscillator （VCO） source driven by an arbitrary waveform generator with high temporal resolution, can operate for the density profile measurement. The result of the bench test shows that the output frequency of the VCO has a linear dependence on time. The dispersion of reflectometry system is determined and reported in this paper. The evolution of a pedestal density profile during the L-H transition is observed by the reflectometry in H-mode discharges on EAST tokamak. A frequency synthesizer is used to replace the VCO as microwave source for density fluctuation measurements. The level of density fluctuation in the pedestal shows an abrupt decrease when the plasma enters into H-mode. A coherent mode with a frequency of about 100 kHz is observed and the mode frequency decreases gradually as the pedestal evolves.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11305208 and 11275234)the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Program of China(Nos.2014GB106000 and 2014GB106003)
文摘A microwave reflectometry system operating in the V-band frequency with extraor- dinary mode polarization has been developed on the EAST tokamak. The reflectometry system, using a voltage-controlled oscillator （VCO） source driven by an arbitrary waveform generator with high temporal resolution, can operate for the density profile measurement. The result of the bench test shows that the output frequency of the VCO has a linear dependence on time. The dispersion of reflectometry system is determined and reported in this paper. The evolution of a pedestal density profile during the L-H transition is observed by the reflectometry in H-mode discharges on EAST tokamak. A frequency synthesizer is used to replace the VCO as microwave source for density fluctuation measurements. The level of density fluctuation in the pedestal shows an abrupt decrease when the plasma enters into H-mode. A coherent mode with a frequency of about 100 kHz is observed and the mode frequency decreases gradually as the pedestal evolves.
文摘在先进实验超导托卡马克（experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak,EAST）装置上研制多道极向相关反射仪诊断,使系统可同时测量8（径向）×2（极向）个位置的电子密度涨落.该系统选用8个固定输出频率（12.5、13.5、14.5、15.0、15.5、16.0、17.0和18.0 GHz）的介质振荡器作为信号源,源输出的信号通过4倍频器倍频至V波段,通过多个3 d B定向耦合器耦合成一路,入射波通过一个20 d B定向耦合器分为2路,其中,主路微波通过一个角锥天线入射进入等离子体,副路微波作为参考信号.接收天线阵列由2个极向间隔为6 cm的角锥天线组成.参考信号和反射信号与频率为14.2 GHz的介质振荡器4倍频之后的输出信号进行混频,混频后的中频信号分别通过放大器、带通滤波器组件和同相正交解调器进行解调.通过该诊断系统,初步观察到了由低约束模式向高约束模式转换的现象,且在ELMfree阶段,台基梯度区域,出现了持续时间在毫秒量级、频率在40~50 k Hz的相干模.
