A Short Informal History of TFTR Diagnostics

Author:  Kenneth M. Young

Abstract:  This short informal history is written from my perspective gained while leading the creation of the diagnostic systems for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR). TFTR was a remarkable device and certainly had the best-diagnosed plasmas of any plasma device of the time. There were fortunate reasons for this high quality ranging from the culture of the Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) when it came to experimental measurements, to the excellent scientific and technical staff, to the configuration of the tokamak, to the support of DOE financially and to TFTR's timing with respect to the development of digital systems.
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