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quires assessment of when potentially dangerous conditions (pressure, gradients, position, etc.)<br />

are occurring and the implementation of prevention methods (e.g., reduced power input, plasma<br />

movement). diagnostic systems will need to detect when dangerous conditions are present or being<br />

approached, and intelligent analysis algorithms will need to make real-time decisions. The detection/decision<br />

process must occur on the time scale of milliseconds to actuate a prevention and/<br />

or mitigation strategy. This must be done with high reliability, since the safe operation and integrity<br />

of the device may be at risk from the off-normal event. development and testing of such systems<br />

is crucial to the success of burning plasma systems.<br />

Develop methods of Integrated Data Analysis and continue implementation of synthetic diagnostics<br />

in relevant codes<br />

optimizing the interpretation and analysis of measurements aids in more complete exploitation<br />

of data <strong>for</strong> understanding and predicting burning plasmas. We identify two areas where continued<br />

development is needed and will provide enhanced measurement capability. in particular,<br />

methods of “integrated data analysis” are required to combine related measurements from complementary<br />

diagnostics to minimize errors, resolve data inconsistencies, and obtain a validated<br />

data set. 4 because the implementation of “synthetic diagnostics” (i.e., predicting the quantity that<br />

a diagnostic actually measures) in modeling codes has been shown to be useful, more accurate diagnostic<br />

modeling within our available relevant codes is highly desired.<br />

COnCLuSiOn<br />

time Scales <strong>for</strong> <strong>Research</strong><br />

We have deliberately not called <strong>for</strong> research on specific measurement techniques and diagnostics,<br />

since in many cases we cannot at present define the specific techniques that will be used or desired<br />

– indeed the creation of capable and compatible techniques is a major goal of the research.<br />

as the research program defines the desired measurement capabilities and thereafter, it must assess<br />

the existing capability of making each measurement and facilitate the research and development<br />

still needed. This will certainly require responsive support <strong>for</strong> short- and long-term development<br />

and implementation of new diagnostics and diagnostic techniques. measurement capability<br />

<strong>for</strong> both burning and non-burning plasmas must be systematically developed. new diagnostic<br />

techniques can take ~10 years to mature. They must move from prototypes, to validation, and to<br />

reliability demonstrations on nonburning plasmas. additionally, they must be modeled and/or<br />

tested (if possible) in a nuclear environment be<strong>for</strong>e they are commissioned on a burning plasma<br />

device.<br />

<strong>Research</strong> benefits<br />

The quality and coverage of measurements directly affect essentially all aspects of experimental<br />

burning plasma science. This research will enable both predictive capability applied to burning<br />

plasmas, as well as increase the quality and number of the measurements used <strong>for</strong> burning plasma<br />

diagnosis and control.<br />

4 See, <strong>for</strong> example, R. Fischer et al., Plasma Phys. Control. <strong>Fusion</strong> 45 (2003) 1095–111.<br />

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