Fast scanning heterodyne receiver for the measurement of the time evolution of the electron temperature profile on TFTR

Two fast scanning heterodyne receivers, swept between 75 to 110 GHz and 110 to 170 GHz in 2 msec every 4 msec, were developed to measure the electron cyclotron emission on the horizontal midplane of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) plasma. An absolute, in situ calibration technique enables the determination of the profile of the plasma electron temperature from the cyclotron emission intensity. The 4 msec repetition rate of the receiver allowed the resolution of sawtooth fluctuations of temperature, whose period was 10 to 100 msec, in profiles with central temperatures of 1 to 2.5 keV.