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2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)88
A. R. Jackson A. S. Jacobsen K. G. McClements C. A. Michael M. Cecconello
The efficient confinement of fast ions is crucial to the development of a fusion power plant. Sawtooth crashes are a manifestation of an internal kink instability, which can severely degrade this confinement. The effect of these on a fast ion population can be investigated using fast-ion deuterium-alpha (FIDA) spectroscopy, where charge exchange re…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)85
Alex er J. Leide Matthew J. Lloyd Richard I. Todd David E. J. Armstrong
Raman spectroscopy has been used to identify defective bonding in neon and silicon ion irradiated single crystals of 6H-SiC. Observable differences exist in the CC bonding region corresponding to different defect structures for neon and silicon ion implantations. Evidence of oxidation during high temperature ion implantation is observed as C-O and …
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)86
Alex er J. Leide Richard. Todd David E. J. Armstrong
Focussed ion beam (FIB) milling can be used to reveal sub-surface fracture and deformation below indents in materials. However, evolution of residual stresses around the indent impression cause changes to the crack morphology during the FIB cross-sectioning procedure. Berkovich nanoindents in single crystal hexagonal (6H) silicon carbide cause radi…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)87
Alex er J. Leide Edmund Tarleton Richard I. Todd David E. J. Armstrong
Ion implantation is widely used as a surrogate for neutron irradiation in the investigation of radiation damage on the properties of materials. Due to the small depth of damage, micromechanical methods must be used to extract material properties. In this work, nanoindentation has been applied to ion irradiated silicon carbide to extract radiation-i…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)83
R.A. Tinguely P.G. Puglia N. Fil S. Dowson M. Porkolab A. Fasoli D. Testa JET Contributors*
This paper presents results of extensive analysis of mode excitation observed during the operation of the Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic (AEAD) in the JET tokamak during the 2019-2020 deuterium campaign. Six of eight toroidally-spaced antennas, each with independent power and phasing, were successful in actively exciting stable MHD modes in 47…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)82
S.J.P.Pamela G.T.A.Huijsmans A.Bhole B.Nkonga M.Hoelzl I.Krebs
Non-linear MHD simulations play an essential role in active research and understanding of tokamak plasmas for fusion energy. The development of MHD codes like JOREK is a key aspect of this research effort. In this paper, we present a fully-working version of the full-MHD model in JOREK, a significant advancement from the reduced-MHD model used for …
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)80
O. P. Bardsley T. C. Hender
Reduced activation ferritic steels are an attractive option for use in large structural components surrounding tokamak plasmas in future fusion power plants, but their ferromagnetic response to the confining magnetic fields must be properly understood. Simultaneously, the advantages of operating at high plasma elongation push tokamak designs toward…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)81
Allan HarteHuw DawsonDavid BowdenSimon KirkMike Gorley
The suitability of post-weld heat treatments are often measured in terms of reducing residual stress and/or ensuring hardness homogeneity. Here we use detailed digital image correlation to quantify the localised deformation behaviour of laser welded Eurofer-97 both with and without a normalising and tempering treatment. This is coupled with detaile…
Preprint2020
UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)78