@article{5490, author = {C. A. J. Hugenholtz and S. H. Heijnen}, title = {Pulse Radar Technique for Reflectometry on Thermonuclear Plasmas}, abstract = {new method to measure density profiles of thermonuclear plasmas with fast pulse radar is proposed. A number of important benefits of pulse radar above the generally used swept frequency reflectometry are given. A test bench experiment at 34 GHz, using pulses with 1.5-ns rise and fall times, showed that a spatial accuracy of about 1 mm can be reached. With ultrafast (200 ps) microwave pulses it is perhaps possible to perform a direct measurement of the density gradient of the plasma from the broadening and the modification of the shape of the reflected pulse.}, year = {1991}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments}, volume = {62}, number = {4}, pages = {1100-1101}, month = {Apr}, isbn = {0034-6748}, doi = {10.1063/1.1142014}, language = {eng}, }