Neutron emission spectra, measured with the time of flight spectrometer TOFOR, at the joint European torus (JET) are presented in this thesis. TOFOR has been in use since 2005, routinely measuring the neutron emission from JET plasmas. The work in the thesis mainly concerns the modeling of the signatures in the neutron spectrum that reveal different parts of the fuel ion distribution, such as the thermal bulk plasma as well as energetic ions from neutral beam and ion cyclotron heating. Parametric models of the signatures, using plasma parameters as input, are employed to generate trial neutron spectra. The parameters, such as the fuel ion temperature or the fast ion distribution function, are deduced by iteratively fitting the trial spectra to the measured data. Measurements with TOFOR have been made and the models were applied. The studies are mainly on neutrons from d(d, n)3 He reactions(DD), although the emission from reactions with the plasma impurity 9 Be and triton burn up is covered as well. This has allowed for detailed studies of e.g. the physics ICRF heating as well as the interactions between energetic ions and plasma instabilities, such as toroidal Alfvé Eigenmodes.

The neutron spectrometer TOFOR was installed at JET in 2005 for high-rate observation of neutrons from reactions between two deuterium (D) ions. Neutron spectrometry as a fusion plasma diagnostic technique is invoked to obtain information about the velocity states of fusion fuel ions. Based on neutron spectrometry data, conclusions can be drawn on the efficiency of plasma heating schemes as well as optimization of fuel ion confinement. The quality of TOFOR analysis is found to depend on how well the instrument response function is known; discriminator threshold levels, detector time alignment and electronics broadening are identified as crucial issues. About 19 percent of the neutrons observed with TOFOR have scattered off the JET vessel wall or other structures in the line-of-sight before reaching the instrument, as established through simulations and measurements. A method has been developed to take these neutrons into account in the analysis. TOFOR measurements of fast deuterium distributions are seen to agree with distributions deduced from NPA data, obtained based on an entirely different principle. This serves as validation of the modeling and analysis. Extraordinary statistics in the TOFOR measurements from JET pulses heated with 3rd harmonic RF heating on D beams allow for study of instabilities using neutron emission spectrometry. At ITER, similar studies should be possible on a more regular basis due to higher neutron rates. Observations of neutrons from Be+3He reactions in the TOFOR spectrum from D plasmas heated with fundamental RF tuned to minority 3He raise the question of beryllium neutrons at JET after installation of the ITER-like wall, and at ITER, with beryllium as the plasma facing component. This is especially important for the first few years of ITER operation, where the machine will not yet have been certified as a nuclear facility and should be run in zero-activation mode.

It is possible to obtain information about various properties of the fuel ions deuterium (D) and tritium (T) in a fusion plasma by measuring the neutron emission from the plasma. Neutrons are produced in fusion reactions between the fuel ions, which means that the intensity and energy spectrum of the emitted neutrons are related to the densities and velocity distributions of these ions. This thesis describes different methods for analyzing data from fusion neutron measurements. The main focus is on neutron spectrometry measurements, using data used collected at the tokamak fusion reactor JET in England. Several neutron spectrometers are installed at JET, including the time-of-flight spectrometer TOFOR and the magnetic proton recoil (MPRu) spectrometer. Part of the work is concerned with the calculation of neutron spectra from given fuel ion distributions. Most fusion reactions of interest – such as the D + T and D + D reactions – have two particles in the final state, but there are also examples where three particles are produced, e.g. in the T + T reaction. Both two- and three-body reactions are considered in this thesis. A method for including the finite Larmor radii of the fuel ions in the spectrum calculation is also developed. This effect was seen to significantly affect the shape of the measured TOFOR spectrum for a plasma scenario utilizing ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) in combination with neutral beam injection (NBI). Using the capability to calculate neutron spectra, it is possible to set up different parametric models of the neutron emission for various plasma scenarios. In this thesis, such models are used to estimate the fuel ion density in NBI heated plasmas and the fast D distribution in plasmas with ICRH.

Measurements of the neutron emission, resulting from nuclear fusion reactions between the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium, can provide a wealth of information on the confinement properties of fusion plasmas and how these are affected by Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic (MHD) instabilities. This thesis describes work aimed to develop neutron measurement techniques for nuclear fusion plasma experiments, specifically regarding the performance and design of collimated neutron flux monitors (neutron cameras) for the Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak, MAST, and for MAST Upgrade. The first part of the thesis focuses on the characterization of a prototype neutron camera installed at MAST and provides an account of the very first measurements of the neutron emissivity along its collimated fields of view. It is shown that the camera has sufficient temporal and spatial resolution to measure the effect of MHD instabilities on the neutron emissivity. The neutron camera fulfils the requirement on the measurements of the neutron count rate profile with less than 10 % statistical uncertainty in a time resolution of 1 ms. The instrument's more rudimentary capabilities to provide information on the neutron energy distribution are also presented and discussed. The encouraging results obtained with the prototype neutron camera show the potential of a collimated neutron flux monitor at MAST and suggest that an upgraded instrument for MAST Upgrade will provide crucial information on fast ions behavior and other relevant physics issues. The design of such an upgraded instrument for MAST Upgrade is discussed in the second part of the thesis. Two design options are explored, one consisting of two collimator arrays in the horizontal direction, another more traditional design with lines-of-sight in the poloidal cross section plane. On the basis of the experience gained with the prototype neutron camera and on the exploratory design and estimated performance for the upgraded camera presented here, a conceptual design of a neutron camera upgrade is proposed.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Université Paul Sabatier, 2007. / Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a joint Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Austin and the Université Paul Sabatier. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Aruy Marotta / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T20:43:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bubliyeuski_DzmitryAlexandrovich_D.pdf: 2691341 bytes, checksum: 7b8e0d82f84d333a723eb14e64832cf3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Uma nova técnica de diagnóstico, denominada termo-espectroscópica, foi introduzida neste trabalho para estudo da interação do arco elétrico com o catodo frio de cobre numa instalação coaxial magnética, com catodo não-refrigerado, operando em gases plasmagênicos ar e nitrogênio. A técnica foi aplicada ao estudo da velocidade de rotação da mancha do arco e da densidade efetiva de corrente na mancha. Estes parâmetros têm estreita relação com o fenômeno da erosão de eletrodos frios. A nova técnica combina a técnica óptico-espectroscópica e a técnica térmica, e se baseia na teoria térmica da erosão. Por espectroscopia, registra-se a evolução temporal da intensidade da linha de emissão do vapor de cobre. Pelo método térmico, registra-se a evolução da temperatura da superfície do eletrodo. A técnica permite um grande aumento na sensibilidade de detecção do ponto de transição do regime de micro para macroerosão, através da observação do abrupto aumento da intensidade da linha espectral do cobre. Observamos que para o regime de microerosão, a velocidade é sempre maior, e a dispersão da velocidade sempre menor que na macroerosão. Esse fato confirma a existência de uma força de arraste superficial ao movimento do arco, que pode ser proporcionada pela fusão do eletrodo, por jatos catódicos e/ou por óxidos na superfície do eletrodo. A densidade de corrente na mancha apresenta um grande crescimento para valores baixos do campo magnético e certa saturação para altos valores. Para o ar foi observada uma forte influência dos óxidos na mobilidade da mancha, que é significativamente maior do que com nitrogênio. A diferença entre medidas obtidas no ar e nitrogênio é atribuída ao processo de decomposição de óxidos na superfície, que afeta a determinação correta do ponto de transição. O estudo experimental realizado nesta tese permite uma melhor compreensão dos fenômenos que ocorrem em manchas de arcos elétricos de eletrodos frios / Abstract: In the present work a new diagnostic technique, named thermo-spectroscopic one, was introduced for study of the interaction of the electric arc with a cold copper electrode using the coaxial magnetic installation with non-refrigerated cathode operated in air and nitrogen. The technique was applied to the measurement of the arc spot rotation velocity and the effective spot current density. These parameters have a direct relation with the phenomenon of the cold electrode erosion. The new technique combines the optic-spectroscopic method and the thermal method, and is based on the erosion thermophysical theory. Using spectroscopy, the temporal evolution of the intensity of the copper vapor emission line was registered. Via the thermal method, the evolution of the electrode surface temperature was recorded. By the observation of the abrupt increase of the copper spectral line intensity, the new technique permits a significative increase in the sensibility of the detection of the transition from the microerosion process to the macroerosion one. It was observed that the arc velocity for the microerosion regime is always higher and the velocity dispersion is always lesser then the ones for the macroerosion regime. This fact confirms the existence of the surface drag force to the arc movement, which can be provided by the electrode fusion process, by cathode jets and/or by oxides formed on the electrode surface. The arc spot current density presents a high growth for the low values of the magnetic field and certain saturation for the high values ones. For the air, a strong influence of oxides on the spot mobility was observed, that is more significant then the one for the nitrogen. The difference between the measurements for the air and the nitrogen is attributed to the oxide decomposition process on the electrode surface that affects the correct transition point determination. The experimental study, carried out in this thesis, allows a better understanding of the phenomenon taking place in cold electrode arc spots / Doutorado / Física de Plasmas e Descargas Elétricas / Doutor em Ciências

Orientador: Munemasa Machida / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica, Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T10:48:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nascimento_Fellypedo_M.pdf: 4493365 bytes, checksum: 50c2d66d1ba6fb6004585fe057e964e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Neste trabalho, foram feitas medidas simultâneas e três linhas e emissão e hidrogênio no tokamak NOVA-UNICAMP. A partir das medidas e brilho as emissões das linhas Ha , H b e Hg e fazendo uso de coeficientes que constam nas tabelas de Johnson e Hinnov, foi possível determinar temperaturas e densidades eletrônicas no plasma ao longo de descargas o tokamak. Para isto, foi utilizada, e aperfeiçoada, uma técnica desenvolvida num trabalho e doutoramento recente do nosso grupo, a qual faz uso do conceito de unicidade do tempo de confinamento de partículas. Os principais aprimoramentos realizados neste diagnóstico foram: utilização de três espectrômetros para medidas simultâneas das emissões e hidrogênio, instalação e fibras ópticas para coletar a luz emitida pelo plasma, adoção de um sistema de colimação para obter um certo grau e definição espacial nas medidas, uso de um maior número e valores e temperaturas na análise dos dados e desenvolvimento de um novo método (algorítimo) para obter os valores de temperaturas e densidades dos elétrons no plasma. As temperaturas e densidades eletrônicas médias obtidas ficaram em torno e 7,5 eV e 7,0 ·10 12cm-3, respectivamente. Estes valores estão entro do espera o para tais parâmetros na borda do tokamak NOVA-UNICAMP. Isto indica que este diagnóstico pode ser usado para monitorar ensidades e temperaturas e elétrons em plasmas gerados por tokamaks. Além isso, foram efetuados alguns experimentos com detectores multicanal e o gás hidrogênio foi trocado pelo hélio, na tentativa de mostrar a versatilidade do diagnóstico proposto. / Abstract: In this work, we have made simultaneous measurements of three hydrogen emission lines on our tokamak. From the measurements of absolute brightness of the Ha , H b e Hg lines an using data from Johnson an Hinnov table, was possible to determine electronic ensities an temperatures during the tokamak ischarges. For this,we have used, an refined, a technique developed in a recent PhD thesis in our work group. This technique uses the concept of particle confinement time uniqueness. The main upgrades made in this diagnostic were: the use of three spectrometers for simultaneous measurements of the hydrogen emissions, installation of optical fibers to collect the light emitte by the plasma, adoption of a collimation system for having some spatial definition of the measurements, use of a greater range of temperature values uring the data analysis and development of a new method (algorithm) for obtaining the electronic densities and temperatures in the plasma. The average temperature and density obtained was about 7.5 eV and 7.0 ·1012cm-3, respectively. The results obtained are in accordance with the expected values for these parameters at the edge of the NOVA-UNICAMP tokamak plasma. This indicates that this diagnostic can be used to monitor the electronic densities and temperatures in tokamak plasmas. Additionally, we have made experiments with multichannel detectors, and the hydrogen gas was replaced by helium, in an attempt to show the versatility of the proposed diagnostic. / Mestrado / Física / Mestre em Física

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