Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components

Lucia, M.; Kaita, R.; Majeski, R.; Bedoya, F.; Allain, J. P.; Abrams, T.; Bell, R. E.; Boyle, D. P.; Jaworski, M. A.; Schmitt, J. C.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.006

Title: Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components

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Authors:: Lucia, M.; Kaita, R.; Majeski, R.; Bedoya, F.; Allain, J. P.; Abrams, T.; Bell, R. E.; Boyle, D. P.; Jaworski, M. A.; Schmitt, J. C.

Publication Date:: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1252247

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; AC52-07NA27344; SC0010717

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Journal Volume: 463 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Lucia, M., Kaita, R., Majeski, R., Bedoya, F., Allain, J. P., Abrams, T., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Jaworski, M. A., and Schmitt, J. C. Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components.  Netherlands: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Lucia, M., Kaita, R., Majeski, R., Bedoya, F., Allain, J. P., Abrams, T., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Jaworski, M. A., & Schmitt, J. C. Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.006

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                    Lucia, M., Kaita, R., Majeski, R., Bedoya, F., Allain, J. P., Abrams, T., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Jaworski, M. A., and Schmitt, J. C. Sat .  
"Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.006.

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  title        = {Dependence of LTX plasma performance on surface conditions as determined by in situ analysis of plasma facing components},

  author       = {Lucia, M. and Kaita, R. and Majeski, R. and Bedoya, F. and Allain, J. P. and Abrams, T. and Bell, R. E. and Boyle, D. P. and Jaworski, M. A. and Schmitt, J. C.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.11.006},

  journal      = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 463,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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