Infra red thermography system will monitor the plasma temperature inside the Joint European Torus (Jet) fusion reactor through a set of IR endoscopes
The Joint European Torus (Jet) research group based in Abingdon, UK has placed an order with Cedip Infrared Systems to supply an advanced IR thermography system for monitoring the temperature of components inside its tokamak fusion reactor.
Based upon Cedip's Emerald camera technology, operating in the 3-5um region, the new IR thermography system will monitor the plasma temperature inside the reactor through a set of IR endoscopes.
Installed inside the reactor facility, an area inaccessible during time of operation, the camera will be integrated with the main data processing system of the Jet tokamak for the setting of parameters, synchronising acquisition and gathering of data.
Cedip's 32-bit Altair software will be used to remotely control the camera via fibre optics as well as transfer and store acquired data.
Benefiting from the experience of IR thermography installations in nuclear fusion research facilities at the Atomic Energy Commission (Cadarache, France), Cedip will supply a specially adapted version of the Emerald camera.
The camera system will be assembled into a specifically designed housing to protect it against the intense magnetic field generated by the reactors superconducting magnetic coils.
A further benefit of the supplied IR thermography system will be its ability to measure plasma temperature from 100C to 2000C within a single range, while operating at 200 images/second in full frame mode.
Jet is one of the world's largest nuclear fusion research facilities.
Its unique features are allowing scientists to explore the unknown; to investigate fusion's potential as a safe, clean, and virtually limitless energy source for future generations.
Situated at Abingdon in the UK, Jet is run as a collaboration between all European fusion organisations and with the participation of scientists from around the globe.
