A novel microwave imaging system (SAMI) which utilises an array of phase sensitive antennas to synthesize an optical aperture has been designed and deployed on MAST. The system requires no optical components for focussing and yet is able to image up to half of the plasma surface simultaneously. All image formation is done in post processing and SAM…
A real-time system has been developed to trigger both the MAST Thomson scattering (TS) system and the plasma control system on the phase and amplitude of neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs), extending the capabilities of the original system. This triggering system determines the phase and amplitude of a given NTM using magnetic coils at different tor…
The retention of deuterium fuel during MAST discharges has been studied using the method of global gas balance. The results show that with inter-shot 4 He- GDC, the total number of particles retained for a discharge increases with total number of injected particles, and the total retention fraction stays very high, mostly around 80%, and can be alm…
