Diagnostics & Measurement
Bolometry
Mapping where the plasma radiates its power away.
Bolometers measure the total radiated power and its spatial distribution, essential for understanding the power balance and for divertor-protecting radiative scenarios.
Common questions
What does bolometry measure?
The total radiated power from the plasma, mapping where energy is being lost as radiation — essential for verifying the divertor's high-radiated-fraction exhaust strategy.
Why is it tied to a performance gate?
Because HYPERION's divertor depends on radiating most of the exhaust power, and bolometry is how that radiated fraction is confirmed.