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A ruby-laser, Thomson scattering diagnostic for electron temperature (Te) and density (ne) measurements has operated on EBT-S. This is significant because the density is of order or less than 1012 cm−3, because the temperature is a few hundred electron volts, and because this rather harsh environment in which measurements are taken persists for hours at a time. The problems presented by this steady-state plasma have been successfully addressed, and radial scans of Te and ne have been obtained.
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Cobble et al. (1982) studied this question.
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