High-fluence and high-flux performance characteristics of the superconducting Magnum-PSI linear plasma facility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.04.020
Abstract: Abstract The Magnum-PSI facility is unique in its ability to produce and even exceed the heat and particle fluxes expected in the divertor of a fusion reactor, combined with good access to the plasma-material interaction… read more here.
Keywords: magnum psi; facility; heat; plasma ... See more keywords
LIBS study of ITER relevant tungsten–oxygen coatings exposed to deuterium plasma in Magnum-PSI
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152660
Abstract: Abstract We discuss the applicability of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for deuterium retention analysis in compact and porous tungsten-oxide (W-O) coatings. Deuterium loading was performed by exposing the coatings to deuterium plasma in Magnum-PSI… read more here.
Keywords: plasma magnum; deuterium; magnum psi; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
The role of hydrogen molecular effects on detachment in Magnum-PSI
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0017714
Abstract: The hydrogen plasma-chemical processes responsible for tokamak divertor detachment are studied experimentally in the linear device Magnum-PSI, with a focus on molecular activated recombination (MAR) in hydrogen plasmas. Hydrogen plasmas with electron densities up to… read more here.
Keywords: role hydrogen; magnum psi; hydrogen molecular; hydrogen ... See more keywords
B2.5-Eunomia simulations of Magnum-PSI detachment experiments: II. Collisional processes and their relevance
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/ac38b4
Abstract: Detachment is achieved in Magnum-PSI by increasing the neutral background pressure in the target chamber using gas puffing. The plasma is studied using the B2.5 multi fluid plasma code B2.5 coupled with Eunomia, a Monte… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; magnum psi; neutral background; atomic recombination ... See more keywords
Power handling and vapor shielding of pre-filled lithium divertor targets in Magnum-PSI
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DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ab0560
Abstract: To develop realistic liquid lithium divertors for future fusion reactors, this paper aims to improve the understanding of their power handling capabilities. A liquid lithium divertor target prototype, designed to facilitate liquid metal experiments in… read more here.
Keywords: magnum psi; lithium divertor; power; lithium ... See more keywords
Thomson scattering near the high-fluence target surface of the Magnum-PSI linear plasma generator
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/10/c10041
Abstract: In the quest to long-term operation of high-power magnetically confined fusion devices, it is crucial to control the particle and heat loads on the wall. In order to predict these loads, understanding of the plasma-wall… read more here.
Keywords: thomson scattering; plasma; surface; magnum psi ... See more keywords