Evaluation of Spatial Profile of Local Emissions from W17+–W23+ Unresolved Transition Array Spectra
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
2.1. Large Helical Device and Measurement System
2.2. Space-Resolved Spectroscopic System in EUV Wavelength
2.3. Method to Evaluate Impurity Spatial Profile
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nishimura, R.; Oishi, T.; Murakami, I.; Kato, D.; Sakaue, H.A.; Ohashi, H.; Gupta, S.; Suzuki, C.; Goto, M.; Kawamoto, Y.; et al. Evaluation of Spatial Profile of Local Emissions from W17+–W23+ Unresolved Transition Array Spectra. Atoms 2025, 13, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13020021
Nishimura R, Oishi T, Murakami I, Kato D, Sakaue HA, Ohashi H, Gupta S, Suzuki C, Goto M, Kawamoto Y, et al. Evaluation of Spatial Profile of Local Emissions from W17+–W23+ Unresolved Transition Array Spectra. Atoms. 2025; 13(2):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13020021
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishimura, Ryota, Tetsutarou Oishi, Izumi Murakami, Daiji Kato, Hiroyuki A. Sakaue, Hayato Ohashi, Shivam Gupta, Chihiro Suzuki, Motoshi Goto, Yasuko Kawamoto, and et al. 2025. "Evaluation of Spatial Profile of Local Emissions from W17+–W23+ Unresolved Transition Array Spectra" Atoms 13, no. 2: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13020021
APA StyleNishimura, R., Oishi, T., Murakami, I., Kato, D., Sakaue, H. A., Ohashi, H., Gupta, S., Suzuki, C., Goto, M., Kawamoto, Y., Kawate, T., Takahashi, H., & Tobita, K. (2025). Evaluation of Spatial Profile of Local Emissions from W17+–W23+ Unresolved Transition Array Spectra. Atoms, 13(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13020021