Date of Award

Spring 2001

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

Terms of Use

© 2001 David Auerbach. All rights reserved. Access to this work is restricted to users within the Swarthmore College network and may only be used for non-commercial, educational, and research purposes. Sharing with users outside of the Swarthmore College network is expressly prohibited. For all other uses, including reproduction and distribution, please contact the copyright holder.

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Physics & Astronomy Department

First Advisor

Michael R. Brown

Abstract

Using the Ion Doppler Spectrometer (IDS) to measure ion temperatures in the Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (SSPX) is described. Background material is presented about plasma physics and about spheromaks, along with a review of optics and spectroscopy. The Doppler broadening of emission lines is derived. The SSPX experiment is described in detail, as is the design and layout of the IDS. Initial ion temperature measurements of around 180 eV are obtained.

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