학술논문

Time-Resolved X-Ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer for Use on the National Spherical Torus Experiment
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 79, N/A, May 1, 2008, pp. 10E318; 79
Subject
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION BORON
CAMERAS
CARBON
IMPURITIES
K SHELL
MONITORING
NITROGEN
OXYGEN
PLASMA
POSITIONING
SPECTRA
SPECTROMETERS
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS
Language
English
ISSN
0034-6748
Abstract
We describe upgrades to a compact grazing-incidence spectrometer utilized on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) for monitoring light and heavy impurities . A fast-readout charge couple device (CCD) camera has been implemented that allows the recording of spectra with up to 25 ms time integration. This capability is used to study the time evolution of the K-shell emission of hydrogenlike and heliumlike boron, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen between 10 and 65 {angstrom}. Different camera positioning pieces have been employed to extend the possible spectral range to as high as 140. Several lines that cannot be ascribed to the usual elements found in the plasma have been observed in this spectral range, though often only in a few isolated discharges.