Abstract and subjects
The momentum balance of a plasma pinch in the Reconnection Scaling Experiment (RSX) is examined in three dimensions using several repositionable, insertable probes. A new camera-based system described here triangulates the locations of the probe tips so that their measurements are spatially registered. The optical system locates probes to within +/- 1.5 mm of their absolute 3D position in the vessel and to within +/- 0.7 mm relative to other probes, on the order of the electron inertial length (1-2 mm). (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.