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Two-color interferometer successfully developed for C2 – Reliable,turn-keysystem
– Densityresolutionachieved:1x1018m-2
– C2 plasma density measured: (5-10)x1019 m-2 typical – Timeresolution:2μs
Density profiles and fluctuations measured:
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Equilibriumdensityprofileevolution
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Duringthemergingprocess,densityprofileshowsaxialcompression followed by radial and axial expansion
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Modelingn=2modewithellipticalrigidrotormodeltoyieldtime- resolved density profile
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Verticalplasmadisplacementcanbeinferredwithn=2modemodeling
Summary