Final opto-mechanical design of ex-vessel components for the Wide Angle Viewing System diagnostic for ITER Equatorial Port 12

• Published in: Fusion engineering and design Vol. 201; p. 114284
• Main Authors: Medrano, M., Pastor, C., Soleto, A., Carrasco, R., Lapayese, F., de la Peña, A., Pereira, A., Rincón, E., Cabrera, S., Fernández, A., Ramos, F., Rodríguez, C., Mota, F., Queral, V., Lopez-Heredero, R., Vives, S., Guern, F. Le, Piqueras, J.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-04-2024
• Subjects: Ex-vessel optics; Infrared; ITER; Optical adjustment; Visible; WAVS; Visible; Optical adjustment; ITER; Ex-vessel optics; Infrared; WAVS
• ISSN: 0920-3796; 1873-7196
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114284

The ITER WAVS (visible and infrared Wide Angle Viewing System) provides measurements of surface temperature for the plasma facing components by infrared thermography. One of its most important roles of WAVS is to protect the plasma facing components from damage. It also takes images of the plasma visible spectral range emission. The WAVS diagnostic consists of 15 views distributed in four equatorial ports (3, 9, 12 and 17), and it will contribute to Machine protection, Basic control and Physics analysis. The final design of the WAVS system in the equatorial port 12 (EP12) includes three lines of sight (LoS) that have to installed for ITER first plasma.
This paper is focussed on the final design for the opto-mechanical ex-vessel components in equatorial port 12 (EP12). The most important function of the ex-vessel optics is to relay the image produced by the Port Plug optics at the vacuum window, up to the detectors placed at the backend of the optical chain in the Port Cell, while keeping the required performance. The image relays through the Interspace, Bioshield and Port Cell covers around 10 m in length before reaching the cameras. The ex-vessel optics is arranged in several optical modules, assembled on the EP12 support structures, i.e. Interspace Support Structure (ISS) and Port Cell Support Structure (PCSS). A detailed description of the opto-mechanical design that supports the optical modules, including the alignment capabilities, will be presented in the paper. Moreover, the assembly and alignment strategies planned for the ex-vessel subsystems, taking into account all constraints imposed on the site, are also described in the paper.