Plasma-surface interaction in the Be/W environment: Conclusions drawn from the JET-ILW for ITER
By S. Brezinsek. 2015
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Abstract The JET ITER-Like Wall experiment (JET-ILW) provides an ideal test bed to investigate plasma-surface interaction (PSI) and plasma operation with the ITER plasma-facing material selection employing beryllium in the main chamber and tungsten in the divertor. The main PSI processes: material erosion and migration, (b) fuel recycling and retention, (c) impurity concentration and radiation have be1en studied and compared between JET-C and JET-ILW. The current physics understanding of these key processes in the JET-ILW revealed that both interpretation of previously obtained carbon results (JET-C) and predictions to ITER need to be revisited. The impact of the first-wall material on the plasma was underestimated. Main observations are: (a) low primary erosion source in H-mode plasmas and reduction of the material migration from the main chamber to the divertor ( factor 7 ) as well as within the divertor from plasma-facing to remote areas ( factor 30 - 50 ). The energetic threshold for beryllium sputtering minimises the primary erosion source and inhibits multi-step re-erosion in the divertor. The physical sputtering yield of tungsten is low as 10 - 5 and determined by beryllium ions. (b) Reduction of the long-term fuel retention ( factor 10 - 20 ) in JET-ILW with respect to JET-C. The remaining retention is caused by implantation and co-deposition with beryllium and residual impurities. Outgassing has gained importance and impacts on the recycling properties of beryllium and tungsten. (c) The low effective plasma charge ( Z eff = 1.2 ) and low radiation capability of beryllium reveal the bare deuterium plasma physics. Moderate nitrogen seeding, reaching Z eff = 1.6 , restores in particular the confinement and the L-H threshold behaviour. ITER-compatible divertor conditions with stable semi-detachment were obtained owing to a higher density limit with ILW. Overall JET demonstrated successful plasma operation in the Be/W material combination and confirms its advantageous PSI behaviour and gives strong support to the ITER material selection.
Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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- Physics of ultimate detachment of a tokamak divertor plasma (2017, methodology): “An impact of the impurity on the rollover of the plasma flux to the target can also be deduced from the JET experiments with carbon and ITER-like wall (Brezinsek et al. 2015).”