Observations with fast visible cameras in high power Deuterium plasma experiments in the JET ITER-like wall tokamak

Abstract

High speed visible imaging allows to visualize the 2-dimensional dynamics of fast phenomena in the boundary layer of fusion plasmas. Here we describe the two high speed visible cameras currently operating in the JET tokamak, enabling the simultaneous observation of a large fraction of the JET tokamak vacuum vessel with the appropriate configuration for many different plasma phenomena. As an example we discuss recent observations on the spatial and temporal dynamics of visible emission at the outer wall during Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) and the penetration of Shattered Injected Pellet (SPI) into the plasma.

Keywords

• JET ITER-like wall
• High speed visible imaging
• Edge Localized Modes
• Scrape-off layer