MAST-U Replacement Spectroscopy Camera

Concepts

• spectroscopy devices
• abingdon
• spectroscopy camera
• a princeton instruments proem 1024b camera
• the mast upgrade tokamak
• a passive spectroscopy
• replacement
• mast
• spectroscopy
• replace

Location

Abingdon

Description

UKAEA has need for a scientific-grade Electron Multiplication Charge-Coupled Device sensor for a passive spectroscopy diagnostic to replace a Princeton Instruments ProEM 1024b camera used as diagnostics for MAST-U. The instrument will be connected to a UV-visible Czerny-Turner spectrometer manufactured by Princeton Instruments (now Teledyne Princeton Instruments), model 2500a, via a c-mount adaptor. It will measure the spectrum of light emitted from the MAST Upgrade tokamak at high spectral resolution (~0.1nm). The diagnostic, including the camera, will operate routinely to measure spectra of visible (400-800nm) and near-UV (300-400nm) radiation during experiments.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33114000 - Spectroscopy devices

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

For the replacement equipment to be compatible with the current software developed by the UKAEA for its MAST-U operations, the long and specific list of requirements need to be fulfilled and be as close to the camera it replaces as possible. Estimated cost for developing a new software is commercially prohibitive not to mention the time it would take to develop this software, estimated to take between one and two years of work. In addition, the camera is connected to a spectrometer that was manufactured by the same supplier, and choosing the same manufacturer now therefore minimizes the risk of acquiring a non-compatible camera with the existing setup.