Plasma detachment in tokamaks is useful for reducing heat flux to the target. It involves interactions of the plasma with impurities and
neutral particles, leading to significant losses of plasma power, momentum, and particles. Accurate mapping of plasma emissivity
in the divertor and X-point region is essential for assessing the relationship bet…
This chapter reviews multichannel broadband measurement of the soft-X-ray radiation and total radiation in magnetically confined fusion plasma experiments. Common detector types used (including bolometers), details of their application, and interpretation of their measurements are described. An introduction is given to the application of computed t…
