X-Mode Frequency Modulated Density Profile Reflectometer on EAST Tokamak

Abstract

An extraordinary-mode (X-mode) frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) profile reflectometer has been built on EAST. In the reflectometer, continuous waves with frequency sweeping from 12.5 GHz to 18 GHz were generated through a Hyperabrupt Tuned-varactor Oscillator (HTO) source and a four times active multiplier was used to increase the frequency to V-band (50 GHz to 72 GHz). The polarization of horn lens antenna is perpendicular to the magnetic field line at the edge plasmas. According to the V-band frequency range and polarization, the system cover density range from 0.5 × 10 19 m −3 to 3.0 × 10 19 m −3 (when toroidal magnetic field is 1.8 T), with time resolution of 12.5 ∼ 50 µs. The density profile could be calculated by assuming the edge profile through an empirical equation. The maximum spatial error deduced by the method is about 4 cm. This reflectometer has been successfully applied in 2010 autumn EAST campaign, the temporal evolution of density profiles was acquired during the low confinement mode to high confinement mode transition. The density pedestal of EAST Tokamak was observed and the top value and gradient of the density pedestal were estimated.

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