Renato Pero Nicholas Randall Damian Frey Remo Widmer Tim Darby Lee Aucott Chris Hardie Sunil Pak Philippe Maquet Andrew Bushby
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project with the aim to prove the feasibility of nuclear fusion as a large-scale carbon-free source of energy. The reactor vessel contains several diagnostic windows that provide a line of sight to the plasma. Design and qualif…
PreprintJ. Northall M. Darby A. Cooper A. Hollingsworth A. Wohlers Y. Zayachuk
Erbium hydrides are suitable materials for the long-term storage of hydrogen and this work details the first reported instance of erbium deuteride synthesis via ion beam implantation. This method offers an alternative loading methodology to conventional gas loading with several advantages and these are discussed within. The work also briefly dis…
PreprintLee Aucott Rob Bamber Artem Lunev Tim Darby Philippe Maquet Nathalie Gimbert Sunil Pak Mike Walsh Victor Udintsev Glenn Eaton Brendan Conway
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority are involved in the design and manufacture of the diagnostic windows for ITER. ITER is an international project, with 35 nations collaborating to design, construct and operate a prototype controlled nuclear fusion reactor in southern France. As well as providing line of sight for diagnostics, the window…
Preprint Published