Development of a Thomson Scattering system for the SMART tokamak

This master thesis presents the development of Thomson scattering di- agnostic system in SMART tokamak, estimating the number of detected photoelectrons and designing the laser beam path for Thomson scattering diagnostic of SMART tokamak. Thomson scattering plays an important role in understanding the plasma inside the tokamaks, allowing the mea- surements of important plasma parameters: plasma temperature and den- sity along the radial coordinate. The primary intention of this thesis is to take into account the electron density and electron temperature profiles of the plasma while estimating the detected number of photoelectons from Thomson scattering in different working phases. Additionally, its focus is directed towards determining the position of the lens for the purpose of converging the incoming laser beam.