Design of a multi-energy soft X-ray diagnostic for profile measurements during long-pulse operation in the WEST tokamak

The W Environment in Steady-state Tokamakwas designed and built to test ITER-like tungsten plasma facing components in a long pulse (∼1000 s) scenario. Recently, a multi-energy soft x-ray diagnostic (MESXR) was installed in the WEST (W Environment in Steady-state Tokamak), to understand the sources,...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2024-06, Vol.203 (11), p.114390, Article 114390
Main Authors: Chellaï, O., Delgado-Aparicio, L.F., Wallace, J., Barbui, T., Bishop, D., Ellis, R., Hill, K.W., Pablant, N.A., Stratton, B., Wisniewski, J., Dumont, R., Lotte, P., Malard, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Engineering Sciences
Long pulse scenario
Multi-energy
Physics
Plasma diagnostic
Soft X-ray
Thermal stress
Vacuum stress
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Summary:The W Environment in Steady-state Tokamakwas designed and built to test ITER-like tungsten plasma facing components in a long pulse (∼1000 s) scenario. Recently, a multi-energy soft x-ray diagnostic (MESXR) was installed in the WEST (W Environment in Steady-state Tokamak), to understand the sources, transport and confinement of high-Z impurities. The purpose of this work is to describe the engineering challenges posed by the long pulse scenario for the integration of the MESXR diagnostic and how they were addressed and solved. The calculations of vacuum and thermal stress as well as heat transfer are presented and discussed.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114390