Comparison of tungsten nano-tendrils grown in Alcator C-Mod and linear plasma devices
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Bystrov, K.; De Temmerman, G.; Wright, Graham; Brunner, Daniel Frederic; Labombard, Brian; Lipschultz, Bruce; Woller, Kevin Benjamin; Baldwin, M. J.; Doerner, R. P.; Terry, James L; Whyte, Dennis G; ... Show more Show less
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Growth of tungsten nano-tendrils (“fuzz”) has been observed for the first time in the divertor region of a high-power density tokamak experiment. After 14 consecutive helium L-mode discharges in Alcator C-Mod, the tip of a tungsten Langmuir probe at the outer strike point was fully covered with a layer of nano-tendrils. The depth of the W fuzz layer (600 ± 150 nm) is consistent with an empirical growth formula from the PISCES experiment. Re-creating the C-Mod exposures as closely as possible in Pilot-PSI experiment can produce nearly-identical nano-tendril morphology and layer thickness at surface temperatures that agree with uncertainties with the C-Mod W probe temperature data. Helium concentrations in W fuzz layers are measured at 1–4 at.%, which is lower than expected for the observed sub-surface voids to be filled with several GPa of helium pressure. This possibly indicates that the void formation is not pressure driven.
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2013-01Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion CenterJournal
Journal of Nuclear Materials
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Elsevier
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Wright, G.M., D. Brunner, M.J. Baldwin, K. Bystrov, R.P. Doerner, B. Labombard, B. Lipschultz, et al. “Comparison of Tungsten Nano-Tendrils Grown in Alcator C-Mod and Linear Plasma Devices.” Journal of Nuclear Materials 438 (July 2013): S84–S89.
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00223115