Spectroscopic imaging system for quantitative analysis of the divertor plasma of the Tokamak de Varennes

A turoidally viewing spectroscopic imaging system has been developed for the Tokamak de Varennes providing measurements of the poloidal distribution of the absolute radiated power of deuterium and impurity species in the upper divertor region. Real time digitization is achieved using a low cost PC based digital imaging system. This system is used to obtain measurements of the divertor strike point as well as the shape of the Aux surfaces in the divertor. The diagnostic's excellent spatial resolution and toroidal view provides an opportunity to quantitatively compare the measured two dimensional (2D) radiated power distribution to that calculated from 2D Monte Carlo transport codes. These 2D images provide unique and valuable information on the physics of local plasma interactions with divertor components and particle transport in a closed divertor. Additionally, by using two cameras simultaneously, the line ratio technique can be applied to the images to estimate plasma parameters in the divertor. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.