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A submillimeter-wave, phase-modulated polarimeter/interferometer is used for simultaneous time-dependent measurement of line-averaged electron density and poloidal field-induced Faraday rotation along chords of the plasma column in ISX-B tokamak. Heterodyne detection and hollow dielectric waveguide are utilized to achieve the high sensitivity required for the multichord experiment. A data analysis code has been developed to reconstruct the asymmetric distributions of plasma density. The validity of the code is examined, and the result shows good agreement with density profiles measured by Thomson scattering.
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Ma, C.H., Hutchinson, D.P., Staats, P.A. et al. Measurements of electron density and plasma current distributions in Tokamak plasma. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 3, 263–277 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01007101
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