| 1. |
- Jakubowska, Katarzyna
(författare)
-
Development of visible spectroscopic techniques for applications in plasma diagnostics
- 2006
-
Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this thesis visible spectroscopy is developed and used for two applications. Studies of motional Stark effect spectra for diagnosing the current distribution in the fusion plasmas with two different spectroscopic diagnostic systems: ratiometry and interferometry. Both systems provide non-invasive method for diagnosis of the internal plasma properties, e.g. magnetic field. Pitch angle of magnetic field lines are obtained from polarisation of Stark split Hα spectral lines emitted by energetic hydrogen atoms injected into the plasma volume by neutral beam. Several methods of calibration of the systems on TEXTOR and JET are discussed. The main result of this work is the first measurement of the safety factor radial profile with new ratiometric MSE system on TEXTOR. Studies of molecular fragmentation of free molecules CH4 and NH3 excited with synchrotron radiation by detection of the fluorescence from the fragments. The results give the decay path ways for the molecules when excited below the N and C ionisation edges.
|
|
| 2. |
|
|
| 3. |
- Menmuir, Sheena
(författare)
-
Visible spectroscopy as a sensitive diagnostic tool for fusion plasmas
- 2005
-
Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- To further the understanding and knowledge about fusion plasmas and their behaviour during different conditions, it is important to be able to collect information about the plasma and the processes occurring within it. Visible spectroscopy, or the study of the visible wavelength light emitted by the plasma, is a useful tool in this search for knowledge. This thesis is based on experiments where visible wavelength light has been measured and analysed in order to determine quantities about the emitting source. Doppler shift measurements of spectral lines have been utilised to determine the toroidal rotation velocities of plasma impurity ions and to study the correlation with mode rotation and the effect of active feedback control of the resistive wall modes. Information on the impurities present in the plasma has been determined and the calibrated intensities of spectral lines has yielded impurity concentrations, particle fluxes and electron temperature and densities. Ion temperatures have been determined from Doppler broadening measurements. The measured vibrational and rotational band structure of deuterium molecular spectra has been analysed in order to calculate rotational and vibrational temperatures, relative populations and molecular particle fluxes. The effect of the molecular flux on simple calculations of atomic flux has also been studied. Specific molecular states and transitions of deuterium have also been probed with synchrotron radiation to study the level and transition energies. The measurement and analysis of visible wavelength light has been demonstrated to be a sensitive diagnostic tool in the quest for increased knowledge about fusion plasmas and molecular structure.
|
|
| 4. |
- Vall-Llosera, Gemma
(författare)
-
Flourescence properties of trendy molecules studied with synchrotron radiation
- 2006
-
Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis summarises the experimental results on molecular spectroscopy of gas phase molecules using synchrotron radiation in the UV- VUV and soft-X rays regions. The results of applying Photon Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy (PIFS) to D2, H2S, H2O and pyrimidine are presented and discussed. Both inner and outer shell excitations of free molecules lead to different relaxation processes. However, a common result is that when the molecule breaks and the resulting neutral fragments are left in an excited state, they might fluoresce in the UV- Vis range. PIFS technique has two main advantages, it permits to detect neutral fragments and to identify the fluorescing species. From this fact, we can infer dissociation channels and trace back the electronic processes that led to the fluorescence. For these molecules we have analysed and interpreted both dispersed and undispersed fluorescence. What motivates our work is the lack of fluorescence studies and in a more general sense, to contribute to the knowledge of important molecules for life such as water and pyrimidine.
|
|
