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Tokamak discharges, which are studied for the magnetic confinement of fusion plasmas, emit soft x-ray radiation in the energy range from 1–20 keV. This radiation consists of a bremsatrahlung and recombination continuum, and characteristic line spectra of impurity ions from the plasma limiter and the walls of the vacuum vessel. The radiation represents a unique source of information and is increasingly used as a diagnostic of plasma parameters. This includes measurements of the electron and ion temperature, investigation of the ionization equilibrium and particle transport, and the study of MHD fluctuations and disruptions.
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Bitter, M. et al. (1981). X-Ray Radiation from Tokamaks. In: Fabian, D.J., Kleinpoppen, H., Watson, L.M. (eds) Inner-Shell and X-Ray Physics of Atoms and Solids. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9236-5_169
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