Surface morphology of the bulk tungsten divertor tiles from JET ITER-like wall

J. E.T. Contributors, M. Tokitani, M. Miyamoto, S. Masuzaki, Y. Hatano, S. E. Lee, Y. Oya, T. Otsuka, M. Oyaidzu, H. Kurotaki, T. Suzuki, D. Hamaguchi, T. Hayashi, N. Asakura, A. Widdowson, S. Jachmich, M. Rubel

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan een tijdschriftCongresartikelpeer review

Samenvatting

Surface characterization of bulk tungsten tiles (W lamellae) used during the first campaign of JET with the ITER-Like Wall (JET-ILW) was performed by means of microscopy and tritium imaging techniques. This is the first report regarding very detailed structural studies of W lamellae from the JET-ILW divertor. A special feature of the W lamellae installed in JET is the intrinsic network of micro-cracks detected on surfaces of the as-manufactured material. Analyses of different W lamellae samples on the plasma-facing surface reveal two types of surface structures caused by plasma impact: Areas with strong erosion and regions of mild plasma interaction. In regions of strong erosion, a thin modified layer (thickness of ∼20 nm) with a high density of defects including bubble-like structures has been formed. In addition, features indicating melting along edges of micro-cracks with the micro-scale plastic deformation have been identified.

Originele taal-2Engels
Artikelnummer014010
TijdschriftPhysica Scripta
Volume2020
Nummer van het tijdschriftT171
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 1 jan. 2020
Evenement17th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, PFMC 2019 - Eindhoven, Nederland
Duur: 20 mei 201924 mei 2019

Vingerafdruk

Duik in de onderzoeksthema's van 'Surface morphology of the bulk tungsten divertor tiles from JET ITER-like wall'. Samen vormen ze een unieke vingerafdruk.

Citeer dit