Utilizing parametric instabilities to diagnose edge density fluctuations in TCV
Two-plasmon decay instabilities (TPDIs) are a class of parametric instabilities where a gyrotron beam, polarized in X-mode, decays nonlinearly into two upper hybrid waves at approximately half frequency. Here, we present the design of a simple radiometer that was installed at Tokamak á configuration variable to diagnose TPDIs as well as a novel technique that was used to calibrate the radiometer using thermal electron cyclotron emissions. We show examples of measured radiation from TPDIs that occur when the gyrotron beam intersects blob filaments in the scrape-off layer and demonstrate that the frequency separation of the TPDI daughter waves can be used to assess the densities of the blob filaments. This technique could be utilized to diagnose density fluctuations due to both blobs, ELMs, and rotating magnetic islands.
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Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
University of Oxford
Technical University of Denmark
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Technical University of Denmark
2024-12-01
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European Commission or SERI | |||
Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation | |||
Carlsberg Foundation | |||
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