Fluctuation measurements using a five-pin triple probe in the Joint European Torus boundary plasma

A multi-probe system has been developed to investigate the importance of electron temperature fluctuations turbulent transport in the Joint European Torus boundary plasma. The compact five-pin triple probe has been designed to reduce the phase delay of fluctuations due to the finite pin separation in the standard triple probe technique, while still avoiding the effects of probe shadowing. This probe has been found to have advantages over the standard triple probe in the region close to the separatrix (r-r(sep)