First charge exchange recombination spectroscopy and motional Stark effect results from the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed field pinch

We report on the first results of charge exchange recombination spectroscopy (CHERS) and motional Stark effect (MSE) measurements in the Madison Symmetric Torus reversed field pinch. A 30 keV, 4 A neutral H beam is used in combination with visible and ultraviolet spectroscopy to make the measurements. For CHERS, we find that the C VI line at 3433.69 Angstrom yields the largest charge-exchange signal/background ratio and is most clearly resolved from other nearby lines. Equilibrium ion temperature measurements have been made with an existing fast Doppler spectrometer and a higher throughput spectrometer is being designed to do velocity and temperature fluctuation measurements. MSE measurements are made by recording the Doppler shifted H-alpha spectrum emitted by the beam with a charge coupled device and imaging spectrometer. We have observed separation of the pi components of the Stark manifold at magnetic fields of about 0.5 T and are considering options for increasing measurement accuracy. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.