Magnetic Fusion Energy Plasma Interactive and High Heat Flux Components. Volume I. Technical Assessment of the Critical Issues and Problem Areas in the Plasma Materials Interaction Field
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Release | : 1984 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:727242166 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A technical assessment of the critical issues and problem areas in the field of plasma materials interactions (PMI) in magnetic fusion devices shows these problems to be central for near-term experiments, for intermediate-range reactor devices including D-T burning physics experiments, and for long-term reactor machines. Critical technical issues are ones central to understanding and successful operation of existing and near-term experiments/reactors or devices of great importance for the long run, i.e., ones which will require an extensive, long-term development effort and thus should receive attention now. Four subgroups were formed to assess the critical PMI issues along four major lines: (1) PMI and plasma confinement physics experiments; (2) plasma-edge modelling and theory; (3) surface physics; and (4) materials technology for in-vessel components and the first wall. The report which follows is divided into four major sections, one for each of these topics.