Design and characterization of a 32-channel heterodyne radiometer for electron cyclotron emission measurements on experimental advanced superconducting tokamak

被引:67
作者
Han, X. [1 ]
Liu, X. [1 ]
Liu, Y. [1 ]
Domier, C. W. [2 ]
Luhmann, N. C., Jr. [2 ]
Li, E. Z. [1 ]
Hu, L. Q. [1 ]
Gao, X. [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Davis, CA 95616 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
PLASMA; ECE;
D O I
10.1063/1.4891040
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A 32-channel heterodyne radiometer has been developed for the measurement of electron cyclotron emission (ECE) on the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST). This system collects X-mode ECE radiation spanning a frequency range of 104-168 GHz, where the frequency coverage corresponds to a full radial coverage for the case with a toroidal magnetic field of 2.3 T. The frequency range is equally spaced every 2 GHz from 105.1 to 167.1 GHz with an RF bandwidth of similar to 500 MHz and the video bandwidth can be switched among 50, 100, 200, and 400 kHz. Design objectives and characterization of the system are presented in this paper. Preliminary results for plasma operation are also presented. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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