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Pisces-RF: A helicon-plasma based linear-device for the study of fusion relevant plasma-materials-interactions
The helicon-plasma based-linear plasma-materials-interaction device, Pisces-RF is introduced. Steady-state plasma parameters in the target region are electron density up to ∼1019 m−3, electron temperature up to ∼10 eV, and ion flux up to ∼1023 m−2s−1 in D2 and He, with an associated maximum peak target heat flux of ∼1 MWm−2 and a few MWm−2 when accelerating ions with an electrical bias. Attached and detached target plasma regimes with both gaseous species can be achieved, as characterized by high and low Te (<1eV) plasmas with high fractions of singly ionized atomic ions. The downstream target plasma is inferred to have a low concentration of condensing or sticking impurity ions (< 0.1 ppb), as confirmed by accumulation experiments on electrically-floating targets in deposition-dominated low Te plasma conditions. The validation of Pisces-RF target PMI on W is confirmed by the observation of D retention values and W fuzz-layer thicknesses, obtained in D2 and He plasmas, that are in good agreement with prior literature. Lastly, the integration of Pisces-RF with a tandem ion-accelerator, to study the synergistic effects of simultaneous displacement damage and plasma irradiation, which we refer to as burning-plasma-material-interaction (BPMI), is discussed.
Pisces-RF: A helicon-plasma based linear-device for the study of fusion relevant plasma-materials-interactions
The helicon-plasma based-linear plasma-materials-interaction device, Pisces-RF is introduced. Steady-state plasma parameters in the target region are electron density up to ∼1019 m−3, electron temperature up to ∼10 eV, and ion flux up to ∼1023 m−2s−1 in D2 and He, with an associated maximum peak target heat flux of ∼1 MWm−2 and a few MWm−2 when accelerating ions with an electrical bias. Attached and detached target plasma regimes with both gaseous species can be achieved, as characterized by high and low Te (<1eV) plasmas with high fractions of singly ionized atomic ions. The downstream target plasma is inferred to have a low concentration of condensing or sticking impurity ions (< 0.1 ppb), as confirmed by accumulation experiments on electrically-floating targets in deposition-dominated low Te plasma conditions. The validation of Pisces-RF target PMI on W is confirmed by the observation of D retention values and W fuzz-layer thicknesses, obtained in D2 and He plasmas, that are in good agreement with prior literature. Lastly, the integration of Pisces-RF with a tandem ion-accelerator, to study the synergistic effects of simultaneous displacement damage and plasma irradiation, which we refer to as burning-plasma-material-interaction (BPMI), is discussed.
Pisces-RF: A helicon-plasma based linear-device for the study of fusion relevant plasma-materials-interactions
M.J. Baldwin (author) / D. Nishijima (author) / M.I. Patino (author) / G. Gunner (author) / T. Lynch (author) / F. Chang (author) / M.J. Simmonds (author) / A. Založnik (author) / S. Moore (author) / B. Schwendeman (author)
2023
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