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In-situ Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Measurements in PISCES-A

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1840045· OSTI ID:1840045
 [1]
  1. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States); UCSD
The goal of the project was to develop a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) diagnostic that could be employed during the plasma exposure of targets in the PISCES-A linear plasma device to interrogate the surface as the plasma exposure progressed. The objectives of the measurements were twofold; first, to measure in real-time the composition of elements in the near surface ablated zone to enable a tool that could be used to validate material migration models of eroded material, and second, to measure the plasma fuel contained in the ablated surface to determine the static and dynamic inventory of gas in a target during the plasma exposure. The LIBS diagnostic was successfully deployed on PISCES-A and measured both elemental composition and gas accumulation in the near-surface ablated layer during plasma operations.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0018268
OSTI ID:
1840045
Report Number(s):
Final Report: DOE-UCSD-0018268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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