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Electrical Parameter Measurement System of the Ion Source for EAST Neutral Beam Injector

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Neutral beam injection (NBI) is recognized as one of the most effective means of plasma heating. A virtual instrument (VI) has been designed to provide electrical parameter measurement for the ion source of EAST-NBI. The VI is written using the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical programming language. All data acquisition (DAQ) is accomplished using ADLINK DAQ hardware interface and Task-oriented DAQ Driver. The VI can measure filament voltage, filament current, arc voltage, arc current and accelerating voltage etc. The data obtained from the VI are feedback of the ion source operation state and helpful to direct the operation parameter optimization of the ion source.

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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11075183).

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  1. Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China

    Zhongjun Tian, Chundong Hu, Sheng Liu & Yongjian Xu

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Tian, Z., Hu, C., Liu, S. et al. Electrical Parameter Measurement System of the Ion Source for EAST Neutral Beam Injector. J Fusion Energ 33, 145–148 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-013-9651-8

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