Hall probe measurements of the poloidal magnetic field in compact toroidal hybrid plasmas

B. A. Stevenson, S. F. Knowlton, G. J. Hartwell, J. D. Hanson, D. A. Maurer

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Abstract

A linear array of 16 Hall effect sensors has been developed to directly measure the poloidal magnetic field inside the boundary of a non-axisymmetric hybrid torsatron/tokamak plasma. The array consists of miniature gallium arsenide Hall sensor elements mounted 8 mm apart on a narrow, rotatable printed circuit board inserted into a re-entrant stainless steel tube sheathed in boron nitride. The sensors are calibrated on the bench and in situ to provide accurate local measurements of the magnetic field to aid in reconstructing the equilibrium plasma current density profiles in fully three-dimensional plasmas. Calibrations show that the sensor sensitivities agree with the nominal manufacturers specifications of 1.46 V/T. Poloidal fields measured with the Hall sensor array are found to be within 5% of poloidal fields modeled with a Biot-Savart code.

Original languageEnglish
Article number093502
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume85
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2014

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