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Measurements of carbon, deuterium and boron deposition in DIII-D.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:952802
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
  2. General Atomics, San Diego, CA
  3. University of Toronto Insitute for Aerospace Studies, Toronto, Canada

An experiment was recently conducted in DIII-D in which {sup 13}C methane ({sup 13}CH{sub 4}) was injected from the upper divertor plenum into 22 identical lower single null divertor L-mode plasmas. Twenty-nine graphite tiles were subsequently removed and analyzed to determine the spatial distribution of {sup 13}C deposited on the main chamber wall and divertor. {sup 13}C coverage was mapped by ion beam analysis using the {sup 13}C({sup 3}He, p){sup 15}N nuclear reaction. This technique also measures deuterium, boron and {sup 12}C content in the near-surface region of the tiles. The measurements show the {sup 13}C is deposited mainly at the inner divertor.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
952802
Report Number(s):
SAND2004-2191C
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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