title: Development towards a fast ion loss detector for the reversed field pinch.
abstract: A fast ion loss detector has been constructed and implemented on the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) to investigate energetic ion losses and transport due to energetic particle and MHD instabilities. The detector discriminates particle orbits solely on pitch and consists of two thin-foil, particle collecting plates that are symmetric with respect to the device aperture. One plate collects fast ion signal, while the second aids in the minimization of background and noise effects. Initial measurements are reported along with suggestions for the next design phase of the detector.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bonofiglo
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Almagri
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Capecchi
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sears
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egedal