Components & Hardware
Diagnostic Port Plug
A shielded plug carrying instruments to the plasma edge.
- Role
- Diagnostic access
Diagnostic port plugs mount instruments — cameras, spectrometers, probes — at vessel penetrations while maintaining shielding and vacuum. They integrate many diagnostics into a maintainable unit.
Common questions
What is a diagnostic port plug?
An instrumented plug that fills a vessel port, carrying diagnostic sensors while maintaining vacuum and neutron shielding. It packages measurement hardware into the machine's access openings.
Why integrate diagnostics into a shielded plug?
Because every opening is a gap in the shield. Building diagnostics into a shielding plug lets the machine see inside without compromising magnet protection or vacuum integrity.