Investigation of dust formation during changes in the structural and surface properties of plasma-irradiated materials
Dosbolayev M.K. Tazhen A.B. Ramazanov T.S. Ussenov Y.A.
October 2022Elsevier Ltd
Nuclear Materials and Energy
2022#33
This paper presents the results of studying the impact of a plasma beam during the interaction of divertor candidate materials in a coaxial plasma accelerator, where graphite and tungsten plates were used as candidate materials. The authors consider the contribution of surface defects (cracks, craters, bubbles) and structural changes (recrystallization) in candidate materials to dust formation under the action of a plasma beam. The other aspect studied in the paper is the erosion of copper substrates (nearby components) under the action of a hot target dust cloud with account for the kinetic influence of hot dust particles on nearby components. It should be noted that these particles are formed by the erosion of the material by the plasma beam. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elemental and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) were used to study the material surface morphology, chemical composition, and crystal structure. The authors also consider some undesirable effects revealed after irradiation of divertor candidate materials. The obtained experimental results will be useful for evaluating the prospects for further application of these materials in existing and future fusion reactors (e.g., in the international fusion reactor ITER).
Divertor structural materials , Dust particles , Hot dust cloud , Plasma beam , Scanning electron microscopy , X-ray diffraction analysis
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Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
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