Line identification of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectra from low-Z impurity ions in EAST tokamak plasmas

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectra emitted from low-Z impurity ions in the wavelength range of 10-500 angstrom were observed in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) discharges. Several spectral lines from K- and L-shell partially ionized ions were successfully observed with sufficient spectral intensities and resolutions for helium, lithium, boron, carbon, oxygen, neon, silicon and argon using two fast-time-response EUV spectrometers of which the spectral intensities are absolutely calibrated based on the intensity comparison method between visible and EUV bremsstrahlung continua. The wavelength is carefully calibrated using well-known spectra. The lithium, boron and silicon are individually introduced for the wall coating of the EAST vacuum vessel to suppress mainly the hydrogen and oxygen influxes from the vacuum wall, while the carbon and oxygen intrinsically exist in the plasma. The helium is frequently used as the working gas as well as the deuterium. The neon and argon are also often used for the radiation cooling of edge plasma to reduce the heat flux onto the divertor plate. The measured spectra were analyzed mainly based on the database of National Institute of Standards and Technology. As a result, spectral lines of He II, Li II-III, B IV-V, C III-VI, O III-VIII, Ne II-X, Si V-XII, and Ar X-XVI are identified in EAST plasmas of which the central electron temperature and chord-averaged electron density range in T (e0) = 0.6-2.8 keV and n (e) = (0.5-6.0) x 10(19) m(-3), respectively. The wavelengths and transitions of EUV lines identified here are summarized and listed in a table for each impurity species as the database for EUV spectroscopy using fusion plasmas.

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Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectra emitted from low-Z impurity ions in EAST discharges were successfully observed, with spectral lines from partially ionized ions of helium, lithium, boron, carbon, oxygen, neon, silicon and argon identified. The measured spectra were analyzed based on the database of National Institute of Standards and Technology, revealing a range of electron temperatures and densities in the EAST plasma. This study provides a comprehensive database for EUV spectroscopy using fusion plasmas.