ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
As part of the international collaborative effort into fusion research, work has begun to recommission the deuterium negative ion source experiment (DENISE) at Dublin City University (DCU). Modifications to the original apparatus to allow easier access to both the ion source and the extraction region for diagnostic systems are nearing completion. A new source chamber that can be used with both the standard Langmuir probe, and a new laser photo-detachment probe, currently under construction, was installed. The source chamber can be operated in any one of three modes: filament driven, continuous wave (cw), radio frequency (rf) driven, or pulsed rf driven (up to 3 kW of 13.5 MHz rf at 250 Hz). A PC computer control system based on LabView™ is nearing completion and is intended for both system control and data logging. An investigation into the production and extraction of H− ions has begun. Langmuir probe measurements on a hydrogen plasma have yielded information on the plasma parameters for three radial probe positions over the pressure range 5–100 mTorr, and the rf power range 25–600 W cw. The article will present the current status of DENISE. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1148608
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