Zeeman polarimetry measurement for edge current density determination using Li-beam probe on JT-60U.

Zeeman polarimetry system using Li-beam probe has been developed for the edge current density measurement in the JT-60U tokamak, which measures the polarization angle alpha (related to the pitch angle of the magnetic field) by means of photoelastic modulators, etalons, and phase sensitive detection using digital lock-in amplifiers with the accuracy in the alpha of Delta alpha approximately 0.1 degrees. The diagnostic has 20-channel viewing chords covering the plasma peripheral region of normalized minor radius r/a approximately 0.8-1 with a spatial resolution of up to approximately 1 cm. Li-beam injection with beam current of up to approximately 5 mA has been achieved. A new tuning method of the wavelength for the etalon has been demonstrated, scanning the beam acceleration voltage and keeping a beam current constant during a single shot. The peak wavelength of the etalon is adjusted in the direction to both blue- and redshifts by changing the angle of incidence and increasing the temperature, respectively. Time evolution of the edge current density profile has been determined for the current ramp experiment in the Ohmically heated discharges. In addition, the edge current density profile with the local peak of j(ped) approximately 0.15-0.25 MA/m(2) at r/a approximately 0.9 has been identified in the H-mode plasma, which is correlated with large pressure gradient in the pedestal region.

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