Abstract
A two-frequency x-mode reflectometer operating from 100�146 GHz is being deployed on Alcator C-Mod to measure the density profile and fluctuations in the scrape-off layer (SOL) immediately in-front of the new J-port ICRF antenna and the new B-port Lower Hybrid launcher. The reflectometer will cover densities from 1016 to 1020 m-3 at 5�5.4 T. To provide the greatest flexibility and capability to deal with density fluctuations approaching 100% peak to peak in the SOL, both full-phase and differential-phase measurement capabilities with sweep speeds of ~10 �s to >1 ms are being implemented. The differential-phase measurement will use a difference-frequency of 500 MHz, corresponding to cutoff layer separations ranging from about 0.1 mm to 1 mm. The reflectometer will have 6 sets of launchers: 3 on the J-port ICRF antenna and 3 on the B-port LHRF launcher. The ICRF and LHRF antennas will incorporate reflectometer antennas at their top, bottom and mid-plane locations.
