We have developed a new diagnostic based on two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (TALIF). We use a high intensity (5 MW/cm2), narrow bandwidth (0.1 cm−1) laser to probe the ground state of neutral hydrogen, deuterium and krypton with spatial resolution better than 0.2 cm, a time resolution of 10 ns, and a measurement cadence of 20 Hz. Here, we describe proof-of-principle measurements in a helicon plasma source that demonstrate the TALIF diagnostic is capable of measuring neutral densities spanning four orders of magnitude; comparable to the edge neutral gradients predicted in the DIII-D tokamak pedestal. The measurements are performed in hydrogen and deuterium plasmas and absolute calibration is accomplished through TALIF measurements in neutral krypton. The optical configuration employed is confocal, i.e., both light injection and collection are accomplished with a single lens through a single optical port in the vacuum vessel. The wavelength resolution of the diagnostic is sufficient to separate hydrogen and deuterium spectra and we present measurements from mixed hydrogen and deuterium plasmas that demonstrate isotopic abundance measurements are feasible. Time resolved measurements also allow us to explore the evolution of the neutral hydrogen density and temperature and effects of wall recycling. We find that the atomic neutral density grows rapidly at the initiation of the discharge, reaching the steady-state value within 1 ms. Additionally, we find that neutral hydrogen atoms are born with 0.08 eV temperatures, not 2 eV as is typically assumed.
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April 30 2014
Two photon absorption laser induced fluorescence measurements of neutral density in a helicon plasmaa)
M. E. Galante;
M. E. Galante
Department of Physics,
West Virginia University
, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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R. M. Magee;
R. M. Magee
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Department of Physics,
West Virginia University
, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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E. E. Scime
E. E. Scime
Department of Physics,
West Virginia University
, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Phys. Plasmas 21, 055704 (2014)
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Received:
November 22 2013
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February 10 2014
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M. E. Galante, R. M. Magee, E. E. Scime; Two photon absorption laser induced fluorescence measurements of neutral density in a helicon plasma. Phys. Plasmas 1 May 2014; 21 (5): 055704. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873900
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