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- Ivanova, Darya, et al.
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Laser-based and thermal methods for fuel removal and cleaning of plasma-facing components
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Ingår i: Journal of Nuclear Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-3115 .- 1873-4820. ; 415:1, s. S801-S804
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The efficiency of two methods for in-situ fuel removal has been tested on carbon and tungsten limiters retrieved from the TEXTOR and Tore Supra tokamaks: laser-inducedablation of co-deposits and annealing in vacuum at elevated temperature. The analyses of gas phase and surfaces performed with thermal desorption spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, ion beam analysis, surface profilometry and microscopy methods have shown: (i) the ablation leads to the generation of dust particles of 50 nm – 2μm; (ii) volatile products of ablation undergo condensation on surrounding surfaces; (iii) D/C ratio in such condensate is in the range 0.02-0.03; (iv) long-term annealing of 623 K for 70 hours results in release of not more ~10 % of deuterium accumulated in plasma-facing components; (v) effective removal is reached by heating to 900-1300 K.
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- Ivanova, Darya, et al.
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Survey of dust formed in the TEXTOR tokamak : structure and fuel retention
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Ingår i: Physica scripta. T. - : Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP). - 0281-1847. ; T138, s. 014025-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A detailed survey of erosion and deposition on plasma-facing components was performed in the TEXTOR tokamak. Co-deposits and dust particles were collected from graphite limiters and from several locations on the Inconel liner. The total amount of dust (loose material), originating mainly from carbon-rich co-deposits detached from the limiters and the liner, was around 2 g, with sizes from 0.1 mu m to 1 mm. The morphology and fuel retention was determined using microscopy methods, ion beam analysis and thermal desorption spectrometry. The study revealed differences in structure and fuel content between deposits from the toroidal and main poloidal limiters. There were also splashes, up to 1 mm in diameter, of molten metal (mainly nickel) on the toroidal limiters. Issues of the dust conversion factor (erosion-to-dust) are addressed and a comparison with results of previous dust surveys at TEXTOR is also briefly presented.
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