Edge plasma and current profile diagnostic development. Final report

Abstract

This is the final report covering the research conducted under DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-92ER54150 entitled ``Edge Plasma and Current Profile Diagnostic Development.`` It is intended to summarize the investigation and will go into somewhat more detail regarding the aims, techniques, and results of the project research than the standard technical progress reports submitted previously. During the course of this work the authors developed and implemented an atomic beam-based diagnostic technique for investigating edge plasma density behavior on the TEXT Tokamak. The project required the modification of the existing 100 keV TEXT lithium beam to operate at 20--30 keV and the addition of a new 20 detector chain to collect the fluorescence emissions. The modifications were completed and experimental density profiles were unfolded using a new inversion technique