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Title: Development of a LIBS system for in situ surface measurements during plasma exposure in PISCES-A

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5034349 · OSTI ID:1609934
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  1. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

A laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) system has been developed with a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (wavelength = 1064 nm and pulse width ~5 ns) to conduct in situ surface measurements during plasma exposure in the PISCES-A linear divertor plasma simulator. The LIBS signal enhancement is obtained with both the magnetic field normal to the surface of a target and steady-state background plasma. Migration of sputtered Ta impurities onto the neighboring Cr surface is identified during He plasma exposure, only when cone structures are formed on the Cr surface. D retention in W during D plasma exposure is observed to decrease with increasing the sample temperature. The temporal evolution of D outgassing from W is measured in a time range of ~10-420 s right after D plasma exposure. A power law fit, t-α, yields α ~ 0.34 ± 0.09, which is nearly consistent with calculated and measured values.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER54912; SC0018268PP
OSTI ID:
1609934
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1460025
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 89, Issue 10; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
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