Y. Zayachuk I. Jepu M. Zlobinski C. Porosnicu N. Catarino E. Pajuste P. Petersson L. Dittrich J. P. Coad E. Grigore C. Postolache E. Alves G. Kizane M. Rubel A. Widdowson
This work was carried out to identify sources of errors, uncertainties and discrepancies in studies of fuel retention in wall components from the JET tokamak using methods based on thermal desorption. The parallel aim was to establish good practices in measurements and to unify procedures in data handling. A comprehensive program designed for deute…
PreprintM. Rubel A. Widdowson L. Dittrich S. Moon A. Weckmann P. Petersson JET Contributors
The contribution provides a concise overview of ion beam analysis methods and pro- cedures in studies of materials exposed to fusion plasmas in controlled fusion devices with magnetic confinement. An impact of erosion-deposition processes on the morphology of wall materials is- presented. In particular, results for deuterium analyses are discussed.…
Preprint PublishedI. Jepu G.F. Matthews A. Widdowson M. Rubel E. Fortuna-Zaleśna J. Zdunek P. Petersson V. Thompson P. Dinca C. Porosnicu P. Coad K. Heinola N. Catarino O.G. Pompilian C. P. Lungu JET Contributors
Data on erosion and melting of beryllium upper limiter tiles, so-called dump plates (DP), are presented for all three campaigns in the JET tokamak with the ITER-like wall. High-resolution images of the upper wall of JET show clear signs of flash melting on the ridge of the roof-shaped tiles. The melt layers move in the poloidal direction from the i…
PublishedA.Baron-Wiechec A.Widdowson E.Alves C.F.Ayres N. P. Barradas S.Brezinsek J.P.Coad N.Catarino K.Heinola J.Likonen G.F.Matthews M.Mayer P. Petersson M.Rubel W. van Renterghem I. Uytdenhouwen JET-EFDA contributors
A set of Be and W tiles removed after the first ITER-like Wall campaigns (JET-ILW) from 2011-2012 has been analysed. The results indicate that the primary erosion site is in the main chamber (Be) as in previous carbon campaigns (JET-C). In particular the limiters tiles near the mid-plane are eroded probably during the limiter phases of discharges. …
Preprint PublishedK. Heinola A. Widdowson J. Likonen E. Alves A. Baron-Wiechec N. Barradas S. Brezinsek N. Catarino P. Coad S. Koivuranta G.F. Matthews M. Mayer P. Petersson JET-EFDA Contributors
Selected Ion Beam Analysis techniques applicable for detecting deuterium and heavier impurities have been used in the post-mortem analyses of tiles removed after the first JET ITER-Like Wall (JET-ILW) campaign. Over half of the retained fuel was measured in the divertor region. The highest figures for fuel retention were obtained from regions with …
Preprint PublishedJ.P. Coad E. Alves N.P. Barradas A. Baron-Wiechec K. Heinola J. Likonen M. Mayer G.F. Matthews P. Petersson A. Widdowson JET-EFDA Contributors
This paper reports on the first post-mortem analyses of tiles removed from JET after the first campaigns with the ITER-like Wall (ILW) during 2011-2 [1]. Tiles from the divertor have been analysed by the Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) techniques Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS) and Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA) and by Secondary Ion Mass Spec…
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