Published June 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Boronization in the HL-1M tokamak

  • 1. Southwestern Inst. of Physics, Chengdu (China)

Description

The inner wall of the HL-1M vacuum chamber has been coated in situ with a boron-containing carbon film by means of DC glow discharge in helium and carborane. The average film thickness is 50-70 nm and the ratio of boron to carbon in the layer is about 1:6. Wall conditions are improved dramatically by boronization. Oxygen from the wall was suppressed significantly and the chemical erosion of graphite tile surface by energetic hydrogen ions/atoms seemed to be reduced also. Some plasma parameters, the stability and reproducibility of discharges and LHCD operating conditions were improved greatly after boronization

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 41-45
ISSN
0254-6086

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
29044294
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BORON; CARBON; EROSION; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; SURFACE COATING; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS; TOKAMAK DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; SEMIMETALS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Proposed descriptors and Free-text terms
HL-1M TOKAMAK