Observations of x-ray spectra from highly charged tungsten ions in tokamak plasmas
Open Access
- 14 November 1997
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 30 (21), 5057-5067
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/30/21/036
Abstract
X-ray spectra in the range 7 - 10 Å from highly charged tungsten (Z = 74) ions were observed in the tokamak ASDEX Upgrade. Lines emitted from to were identified by comparison with ab initio calculations and with the expected ionization equilibrium charge-state distribution. Most of the features in the observed spectra coincide with predicted lines. A spectral line of As I-like could be identified as the predominant one for plasmas with 2.5 - 3 keV central electron temperature. The calculations predict clearly separated spectral lines for Kr I-like W at about 18.4 Å and strong lines between 5.6 and 6.0 Å for all charge states under consideration that can be used for monitoring W densities in the soft x-ray region. Tungsten concentrations in the range of were extracted from the emissivities of spectral lines from and .This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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