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Plasma cleaning of steam ingressed ITER first mirrors
In ITER, the first mirrors (FMs) are vulnerable to an in-vessel coolant leak which could severely diminish their optical properties. To understand the scope of this potential impact, several FM samples were exposed to a steam and humidity test simulating the event in ITER. Both rhodium and molybdenum mirrors, observed a loss in specular reflectivity as a result (the loss being greater for the Mo mirror). Their surfaces were tarnished with the development a thin Rh oxide and a thick Mo oxide (120–170 nm). This study focusses on capacitively coupled radio frequency (CCRF) plasma cleaning of steam ingressed (SI) FM samples and follow their optical recovery. Plasma cleaning experiments were performed with 13.56 MHz CCRF plasma using argon and/or hydrogen as process gas (with 230 eV ion energy). Initial and final reflectivity measurements, chemical surface analysis using in vaccuo X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, focused ion beam and roughness measurements, were carried out for each sample to evaluate the cleaning efficiency. Using the plasma cleaning technique, it was possible to remove the SI induced contamination from the mirror surfaces and recover their optical properties to the pristine levels. Several ‘voids/inclusions’ were seen to arise along the grain boundaries as a result of the SI procedure. The concentration of these ‘voids/inclusions’ was observed to increase till a certain point followed by a decrease with increasing cleaning time. Keywords: ITER, First mirror, Steam ingress, Plasma cleaning, Reflectivity, XPS, Grain boundary
Plasma cleaning of steam ingressed ITER first mirrors
In ITER, the first mirrors (FMs) are vulnerable to an in-vessel coolant leak which could severely diminish their optical properties. To understand the scope of this potential impact, several FM samples were exposed to a steam and humidity test simulating the event in ITER. Both rhodium and molybdenum mirrors, observed a loss in specular reflectivity as a result (the loss being greater for the Mo mirror). Their surfaces were tarnished with the development a thin Rh oxide and a thick Mo oxide (120–170 nm). This study focusses on capacitively coupled radio frequency (CCRF) plasma cleaning of steam ingressed (SI) FM samples and follow their optical recovery. Plasma cleaning experiments were performed with 13.56 MHz CCRF plasma using argon and/or hydrogen as process gas (with 230 eV ion energy). Initial and final reflectivity measurements, chemical surface analysis using in vaccuo X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, focused ion beam and roughness measurements, were carried out for each sample to evaluate the cleaning efficiency. Using the plasma cleaning technique, it was possible to remove the SI induced contamination from the mirror surfaces and recover their optical properties to the pristine levels. Several ‘voids/inclusions’ were seen to arise along the grain boundaries as a result of the SI procedure. The concentration of these ‘voids/inclusions’ was observed to increase till a certain point followed by a decrease with increasing cleaning time. Keywords: ITER, First mirror, Steam ingress, Plasma cleaning, Reflectivity, XPS, Grain boundary
Plasma cleaning of steam ingressed ITER first mirrors
Kunal Soni (author) / Lucas Moser (author) / Roland Steiner (author) / Daniel Mathys (author) / Frederic Le Guern (author) / Juan Piqueras (author) / Laurent Marot (author) / Ernst Meyer (author)
2019
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