Published August 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Global erosion and deposition patterns in JET with the ITER-like wall

  • 1. CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa (Portugal)
  • 3. Association EURATOM-Forschungszentrum Jülich, IPP, D-52425 Jülich (Germany)
  • 4. Association EURATOM-TEKES, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki (Finland)
  • 5. Association EURATOM-TEKES, VTT, PO Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Espoo (Finland)
  • 6. Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, 85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 7. Royal Institute of Technology, Assoc. EURATOM-VR, 100 44 Stockholm (Sweden)
  • 8. SCK-CEN, The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (Belgium)

Description

A set of Be and W tiles removed after the first ITER-like wall campaigns (JET-ILW) from 2011 to 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. W is found at low concentrations on all plasma-facing surfaces of the vessel indicating deposition via plasma transport initially from the W divertor and from main chamber W-coated tiles; there are also traces of Mo (used as an interlayer for these coatings). Deposited films in the inner divertor have a layered structure, and every layer is dominated by Be with some W and O content

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.01.038

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.01.038;
PII
S0022-3115(15)00051-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Journal Volume
463
Journal Page Range
p. 157-161
ISSN
0022-3115
CODEN
JNUMAM

Conference

Title
21. international conference on plasma-surface interactions in controlled fusion devices
Acronym
Plasma-Surface Interactions 21
Dates
26-30 May 2014
Place
Kanazawa (Japan)

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