Comparative studies of various types of transmission lines in the frequency range 70 GHz 1 THz for ITER ECE diagnostic

In ITER, an Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) diagnostic is planned to measure the electron temperature by measuring the cyclotron radiation in the frequency range of 70-1000 GHz. The cyclotron radiation is usually of low power and needs to be transported with low attenuation over a long distance of...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Ravinder, Danani, S., Pandya, H.K.B., Vaghashiya, P., Udintsev, V.S., Taylor, G., Austin, M.E., Kumar, Vinay
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bends
Black body radiation
Broadband
Comparative studies
Corrugated waveguides
Cyclotron radiation
Cyclotrons
Diagnostic systems
Electron energy
Frequency ranges
Liquid nitrogen
Transmission lines
Transportation services
Water absorption
Water vapor
Wave attenuation
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Summary:In ITER, an Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) diagnostic is planned to measure the electron temperature by measuring the cyclotron radiation in the frequency range of 70-1000 GHz. The cyclotron radiation is usually of low power and needs to be transported with low attenuation over a long distance of ~ 43 m, through a suitable transmission system. Pertaining to long distance, the transmission system will consist of straight waveguide sections, miter bends and waveguide joints. Low power, low loss transmission in a broadband frequency range over long distance makes the design of the transmission system challenging. To arrive at a suitable transmission system, attenuation measurements of three types of transmission lines (TLs) have been performed i.e. circular smooth walled, corrugated and dielectric coated waveguide. A polarizing Michelson interferometer based on Martin-Puplett design has been used to measure the spectrum from waveguide set ups and liquid nitrogen has been used as the black body radiation source. The measured spectrum shows atmospheric water vapour absorption lines in all types of TLs. The preliminary measurement shows that the attenuation of smooth walled waveguide is found to be comparable to corrugated waveguide up to ~ 600GHz and better than corrugated waveguide above 600 GHz for the chosen set of experimental conditions. Further, to avoid water absorption lines, a smooth walled TL is evacuated up to rough vacuum (~10 -2 mbar) and it was observed that the attenuation is decreased and overall transmission is improved.
ISSN:2100-014X
2101-6275
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/201920304009