title: Prospects for the Thomson scattering system on NSTX-Upgrade.
abstract: The paper discusses the projected configuration of the Thomson system on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX-U). In this paper, we discuss the projected configuration of the Thomson system on NSTX-U. More specifically, we determine, through both optical modeling of the collection optics and in-vessel measurements, that the collecting fibers are to be displaced by at most 1 cm toward the imaging plane along the optical axis. Finally, we estimate the performance of the Thomson system in measuring the electron temperature for NSTX-U discharges.
authors.affiliation: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0451, USA. adiallo@pppl.gov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labik
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stevens