First measurement of poloidal-field-induced Faraday rotation in a tokamak plasma
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 18 (12), 1729-1732
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/18/12/015
Abstract
Faraday rotation measurements using a ferrite modulation technique were performed on one channel of the 337 μm-interferometer on TFR. The experiment is intended as a preparatory step towards poloidal-field determination on the basis of the Faraday effect in a multi-channel configuration. The technical feasibility of precise Faraday rotation measurements under machine conditions is demonstrated. The measured rotation is unambiguously due to the poloidal magnetic field and agrees fairly with what can be estimated.Keywords
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