Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004.

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Main Author: Youngblood, Brian Joaquin
Other Authors: Ian H. Hutchinson.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33629
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spelling mit-1721.1/336292022-01-25T21:27:02Z Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod Youngblood, Brian Joaquin Ian H. Hutchinson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Nuclear Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76). Bolometry is a diagnostic technique common to most tokamak fusion experiments. Bolometers are so widespread because they provide an important measure of the energy lost from confined plasmas as radiation, as well as being relatively simple and resilient in their construction. Here the bolometric diagnostics of the Alcator C-mod tokamak, their function, limitations, and the details of their calibration, operation, and maintenance are covered. In addition, the results of a variety of investigations into the behavior of C-mod plasmas as observed by bolometers are presented and discussed. The measurements dealt with are either measurements of total power radiated by the plasma or measurements of radial emissivity profiles. Measurements of the first kind are suitable for studying the effects of factors like net input power while measurements of the second kind are useful for studying the effects of factors like local temperature profiles and plasma composition. by Brian Joaquin Youngblood. S.M. 2006-07-31T15:18:24Z 2006-07-31T15:18:24Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33629 64392602 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 76 leaves 3093476 bytes 3096585 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Nuclear Engineering.
Youngblood, Brian Joaquin
Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title_full Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title_fullStr Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title_full_unstemmed Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title_short Bolometer diagnostics on Alcator C-mod
title_sort bolometer diagnostics on alcator c mod
topic Nuclear Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33629
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