Plasma Diagnostics

For proper operation of the tokamak, the active and simultaneous control of many plasma parameters is needed. This implies that new robust and failsafe diagnostic techniques need to be developed, for instance to control the temperature, density and current density profiles. Progress in plasma diagnostics is on the one hand dictated by the desire to understand the detailed physical processes occurring in the plasma and on the other hand by the wish to actively control many important plasma parameters. An additional driver for diagnostic innovation comes from the requirement for better machine protection systems.
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