Low-noise, high-speed detector development for optical turbulence fluctuation measurements for NSTX

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2010-10

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Schoenbeck, N. L.
Ellington, S. D.
Fonck, R. J.
Jaehnig, K.
McKee, G. R.
Smith, D.
Uzun Kaymak, İlker Ümit
Winz, G.

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A new beam emission spectroscopy (BES) diagnostic is under development. Photon-noise limited measurements of neutral beam emissions are achieved using photoconductive photodiodes with a novel frequency-compensated broadband preamplifier. The new BES system includes a next-generation preamplifier and upgraded optical coupling system. Notable features of the design are surface-mount components, minimized stray capacitance, a wide angular acceptance photodiode, a differential output line driver, reduced input capacitance, doubling of the frequency range, net reduced electronic noise, and elimination of the need for a cryogenic cooling system. The irreducible photon noise dominates the noise up to 800 kHz for a typical input power of 60 nW. This new assembly is being integrated into an upgraded multichannel optical detector assembly for a new BES system on the NSTX experiment. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/28570

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