Description
Wendelstein 7-X is a scientific research facility that tries to investigate the basics of a power plant based on nuclear fusion. As the worlds largest experiment of type "Stellarator" it uses a single optimized system of magnetic coils to confine the plasma. This allows continuous operation as required for a power plant in a more simple way than other fusion devices.
In order to observe the plasma and retrieve information about its behavior under varying conditions different measurement methods are used. These methods are implemented by a number of diagnostic installations using various data acquisition platforms including MTCA.4 and ATCA.
The presentation will show a few diagnostic examples that use MTCA.4 and ATCA hardware. Furthermore, an outlook of the required hardware support in respect to MTCA.4 for future operation of Wendelstein 7-X will be given.
Author
Mr
Torsten Bluhm
(Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik)
