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Surface Response Of Tungsten To Helium And Hydrogen Plasma Flux As A Function Of Temperature And Incident Kinetic Energy
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Book Synopsis Surface Response of Tungsten to Helium and Hydrogen Plasma Flux as a Function of Temperature and Incident Kinetic Energy by : Faiza Sefta
Download or read book Surface Response of Tungsten to Helium and Hydrogen Plasma Flux as a Function of Temperature and Incident Kinetic Energy written by Faiza Sefta and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tungsten is a leading candidate material for the diverter in future nuclear fusion reactors. Previous experiments have demonstrated that surface defects and bubbles form in tungsten when ex- posed to helium and hydrogen plasmas, even at modest ion energies. In some regimes, between 1000K and 2000K, and for He energies below 100eV, "fuzz" like features form. The mechanisms leading to these surfaces comprised of nanometer sized tungsten tendrils which include visible helium bubbles are not currently known. The role of helium bubble formation in tendril morphology could very likely be the starting point of these mechanisms. Using Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the role of helium and hydrogen exposure in the initial formation mechanisms of tungsten "fuzz" are investigated. Molecular dynamics simulations are well suited to describe the time and length scales associated with initial formation of helium clusters that eventually grow to nano-meter sized helium bubbles. MD simulations also easily enable the modeling of a variety of surfaces such as single crystals, grain boundaries or "tendrils". While the sputtering yield of tungsten is generally low, previous observations of surface modification due to plasma exposure raise questions about the effects of surface morphology and sub-surface helium bubble populations on the sputtering behavior. Results of computational molecular dynamics are reported that investigate the influence of sub-surface helium bubble distributions on the sputtering yield of tungsten (100) and (110) surfaces induced by helium ion exposure in the range of 300 eV to 1 keV. The calculated sputtering yields are in reasonable agreement with a wide range of experimental data; but do not show any significant variation as a result of the pre-existing helium bubbles. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal a number of sub-surface mechanisms leading to nanometer- sized "fuzz" in tungsten exposed to low-energy helium plasmas. We find that during the bubble formation process, helium clusters create self-interstitial defect clusters in tungsten by a trap mutation process, followed by the migration of these defects to the surface that leads to the formation of layers of adatom islands on the tungsten surface. As the helium clusters grow into nanometer sized bubbles, their proximity to the surface and extremely high gas pressures can cause them to rupture the surface thus enabling helium release. Helium bubble bursting induces additional surface damage and tungsten mass loss which varies depending on the nature of the surface. We then show tendril-like geometries have surfaces that are more resilient to helium clustering and bubble formation and rupture. Finally, the study includes hydrogen to reveal the effect of a mixed 90%H-10%He plasma mix on the tungsten surface. We find that hydrogen greatly affects the tungsten surface, with a near surface hydrogen saturation layer, and that helium clusters still form and are attractive trapping sites for hydrogen. Molecular dynamics simulations have also investigated the effect of sub-surface helium bubble evolution on tungsten surface morphology. The helium bubble/tungsten surface interaction has been systematically studied to determine how parameters such as bubble shape and size, temperature, tungsten surface orientation and ligament thickness above the bubble impact bubble stability and surface evolution. The tungsten surface is roughened by a combination of adatom islands, craters and pinholes. The study provides insight into the mechanisms and conditions leading to various tungsten topology changes, most notably the formation of nanoscale fuzz. An atomistic study of the mechanisms behind initial phases of tungsten nano-fuzz growth has determined that tungsten surfaces are affected by sub-displacement energy helium and hydrogen fluxes through a series of mechanisms. Sub-surface helium atom clustering, bubble nucleation, growth and rupture lead to tungsten surface deformation. Helium clustering processes vary near grain boundaries or in tendril-like surface geometries. In the presence of hydrogen, these mechanisms are coupled with hydrogen surface saturation. Finally, further investigation to connect these atomistic mechanisms to nano-size tungsten fuzz growth is needed to get a comprehensive under- standing of the effects of low energy helium and hydrogen on tungsten.
Book Synopsis Influence of the Particle Flux on Surface Modifications of Tungsten by : Luxherta Buzi
Download or read book Influence of the Particle Flux on Surface Modifications of Tungsten written by Luxherta Buzi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tungsten is the selected material to be used in the ITER divertor due to its favorable thermal and physical properties. Particle flux densities and energies, and surface temperature will vary by several orders of magnitude along the divertor surface, with values in the range 1020-1024 m2s-1, 0.1-100 eV and 370-1370 K, respectively. Exposed to such conditions, tungsten may undergo erosion, cracking and other surface modifications affecting its thermal and mechanical properties. Another concern is the retention of implanted radioactive fuel atoms (tritium) in the material surface and their diffusion through the bulk. A considerable amount of studies have addressed retention and plasma induced surface modifications, focusing mainly on the effect of ion energy, ion fluence and surface temperature while very little knowledge exists on the influence of the plasma flux. These results are largely scattered and occasionally bear a lack of consistency. The aim of this thesis is to provide a coherent picture of the behavior of tungsten exposed to plasma conditions relevant for future fusion reactors. A systematic investigation assessing the impact of the plasma flux density and exposure temperature on surface modifications and hydrogen accumulation in tungsten was performed by means of experiments carried out in the linear plasma devices PSI2 at Forschungszentrum Juelich, Pilot-PSI and Magnum-PSI at DIFFER, and PISCES-A at UCSD. The correlation between the particle flux density, exposure temperature, surface modifications and hydrogen retention in tungsten was investigated for different material microstructures. Three types of polycrystalline tungsten (thermally treated at 1273 and 2273 K) and single crystal tungsten samples (110 crystal orientation) were exposed to deuterium plasmas at surface temperatures of 530-1170 K to two different ranges of deuterium ion fluxes (low and high flux: ~1022 and ~1024 m2s-1). All the exposures were performed at the same incident ion energy of 40 eV and particle fluence of ~1026 m2. The exposed samples were analyzed postmortem utilizing various surface imaging and analyses techniques (microscopy, thermal desorption spectroscopy and ion beam analysis). Increasing the particle flux by two orders of magnitude caused blister formation at temperatures above 700 K for which blistering is usually absent under low flux exposure conditions. Small blisters of several tens of nanometers and up to 1 micrometer of lateral size were detected on the annealed polycrystalline and in single crystal tungsten samples, respectively. On the contrary, blisters were absent on the recrystallized samples except for the low flux and low temperature case where large blisters of about 10 micrometer and cavities along the grain boundaries appeared. The total deuterium retention was measured by means of thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). In the cases with low exposure temperatures, the retained fraction of deuterium was one to two orders of magnitude higher after exposure to the low flux compared to the high flux. On the contrary, an opposite tendency of the total deuterium retention at high exposure temperatures was observed. Hence, the maximum of the total deuterium retention was observed to occur at a higher temperature in the case of high incident particle flux (~850 K) compared to low flux exposures (~650 K). Overall, experimental results on deuterium retention were similar for all the investigated tungsten microstructures. Deuterium retention decreased at high temperatures and the maximal retention was lower for high flux exposures. However, due to the shift of the maximal retention to higher temperatures, the amount of deuterium retained at temperatures above 800 K was higher at high flux rather than at low flux, being still about one order of magnitude lower than the maximal retention at low flux.
Book Synopsis Numerical Simulations of Tungsten Under Helium Irradiation by : Thibault Faney
Download or read book Numerical Simulations of Tungsten Under Helium Irradiation written by Thibault Faney and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnetic confinement fusion is a promising technology for electricity production due to available fuel and low waste products. However, the construction of a nuclear fusion reactor remains a scientific challenge. One of the main issues is the resistance of the plasma facing materials exposed to very harsh operating conditions. Tungsten is the leading candidate for the divertor, a crucial plasma facing component. This dissertation focuses on modeling the behavior of tungsten under irradiation conditions relevant to the divertor operations using a multi-scale modeling approach. In particular, high fluxes of helium ions at low energy impact the divertor and are responsible for changes in the tungsten microstructure such as the formation of helium blisters and ''fuzz"--Like structures which can ultimately lead to erosion, degradation of materials performance and materials failure. A spatially dependent cluster dynamics model is introduced in order to model the evolution of the tungsten microstructure under irradiation. This continuum model is based on kinetic rate theory and handles each material defect type independently. Under the assumptions of a low dilute limit and no spatial correlation between defects, this leads to a large system of non-linear reaction-diffusion equations. Hence, the results addressed in this thesis consist in the determination of the kinetic parameters for the cluster dynamics model, the construction of a solver which efficiently deals with the large non-linear system of partial differential equations, the determination of the applicability of the model to fusion relevant conditions, and the model results for a variety of irradiation conditions. The input kinetic parameters to the cluster dynamics model are the defects' diffusion coefficients, binding energies and capture radii. These can be determined using a molecular dynamics and density functional theory simulations as well as empirical data. The challenge lies in obtaining a consistent set of kinetic parameters. Therefore, a method to determine the value of the diffusion coefficients for small helium, interstitial and vacancy defects at various temperatures using only molecular dynamics simulations is presented. Binding energies are also determined using molecular dynamics, and when combined with the diffusion coefficients they form a consistent set of kinetic parameters. An efficient implementation of a parallel solver is presented to deal with the large number of stiff non linear reaction diffusion equations. The implementation of a SDIRK scheme using a modified version of the SPIKE algorithm gives excellent parallelization results and suggests that this implementation would also be efficient for an extension of the model to two or three dimensions. Convergence results for a variety of SDIRK schemes show a convergence order reduction of the numerical scheme due to the stiffness of the reaction and diffusion terms. A comparison between simulation results using the cluster dynamics model and experimental results is essential to assess the validity of the model. Comparison with thermal helium desorption spectrometry experiments at low flux and fluence shows an excellent agreement between simulation and experiments and indicate that the model captures the key physical properties affecting the evolution of the tungsten microstructure. Further comparison with molecular dynamics simulations at extremely high fluxes provides an insight in the expected limitations of the model due to surface effects and dilute limit approximations breakdown when applied to fusion relevant conditions. Results of the model under fusion relevant conditions show the formation of large helium bubbles under the surface at a temperature dependent depth. The results are very sensitive to both irradiation flux and temperature. At large temperatures, a small concentration of large bubbles forms first deep under the tungsten surface, and forms a ``plug" which moves towards the surface until eventually the dilute limit approximation breaks down, indicating that the sub-surfaces bubbles become interlinked. At small temperatures, a larger concentration of smaller bubbles forms close to the surface until eventually surface effects such as bubble bursting are expected to occur. These results are found to be in good agreement with a similar analytical reaction diffusion model for fusion relevant conditions. More work is needed to simulate past the dilute limit breakdown and examine the possibility of taking into account surface effects.
Book Synopsis Characterization of the Dynamic Formation of Nano-tendril Surface Morphology on Tungsten While Exposed to Helium Plasma by : Kevin Benjamin Woller
Download or read book Characterization of the Dynamic Formation of Nano-tendril Surface Morphology on Tungsten While Exposed to Helium Plasma written by Kevin Benjamin Woller and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tungsten undergoes surface morphology changes on the nanometer scale when subjected to low energy helium ion bombardment. This is due in part to the ion bombardment causing tungsten atoms to move on the surface, but also because of helium implantation and bubble development in the near surface at a depth 30 nm. At high enough surface temperatures, T/TM /~ 0.2, where TM is the melting temperature, nanoscale tendrils form on the surface and grow longer with additional bombardment by helium, but will decompose at the same temperature without helium bombardment. A tungsten surface that develops a densely packed layer of nano-tendrils over macroscopic areas greater than the grain size is referred to as tungsten fuzz, and is under intense study in fusion energy research, both for better understanding of how tungsten fuzz forms and of how tungsten fuzz affects the performance of plasma-facing components. The necessity of helium irradiation of the surface to induce nano-tendril growth motivates investigation into the dynamic process of helium implantation and accumulation in the surface. In this thesis, in situ elastic recoil detection is developed and used to measure the dynamic concentration of helium within a tungsten surface during the active growth of tungsten fuzz. During the development of in situ elastic recoil detection analysis, a variant of tungsten nano-tendril growth was discovered featuring drastically isolated bundles of nano-tendrils that grow at a higher rate than tungsten fuzz. The variation in nano-tendril morphology is correlated with incident helium ion energy modulation. The dependence on ion energy modulation and isolated nature of the nano-tendril bundles reveals clearly that nano-tendril growth is sensitive to surface kinetic effects. In this thesis, the structure and parameter space of the newly discovered nano-tendril bundle growth is analyzed with a suite of electron-based surface science techniques.
Book Synopsis Discovering Key Unknowns for Tungsten-hydrogen-helium Plasma Material Interactions Using Molecular Dynamics by : Mary Alice Cusentino
Download or read book Discovering Key Unknowns for Tungsten-hydrogen-helium Plasma Material Interactions Using Molecular Dynamics written by Mary Alice Cusentino and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecular dynamics simulations have been used to study plasma material interactions to better understand the performance of a tungsten divertor. A tendril-like geometry was modeled to study the diffusion of helium in nanotendrils and its relation to fuzz growth. The tendrils remain stable throughout the simulation and a modified helium release mechanism is found that allows the helium retention to reach a steady state within the tendril. The helium retention within the tendril inversely depends on the surface to volume ratio. There is limited diffusion deep into the tendril and extrapolating the flux calculated to experimentally relevant time scales indicates that helium diffusion is not sufficient to drive fuzz growth. Helium implantation near a grain boundary, but not directly on the grain boudary itself, was performed. Helium behavior within the implantation zone is consistent with previous simulations of helium in defect-free tungsten. Some helium diffuses to the grain boundary where it forms small helium clusters but virtually no helium atoms diffuse over the grain boundary. The sink strength of the grain boundary and helium bubbles are calculated and the values are comparable, indicating that the grain boundary sink strength only matters at the beginning of the simulation before the helium bubbles form. Simulations of hydrogen and helium were performed to assess the interaction between the two gas atom species in tungsten. Simulations of small subsurface mixed hydrogen-helium bubbles indicate that hydrogen diffuses to the helium bubble periphery region and becomes trapped there. A binding energy of 2 eV is calculated. Modeling of hydrogen implantation in helium pre-implanted tungsten were performed and the presence of helium modifies the depth distribution and blocks the deeper diffusion of hydrogen when compared with hydrogen implantation in pure tungsten. This could potentially have a significant impact on tritium retention and material performance.
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Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Book Synopsis Crystal Orientation Effects on Implantation of Low-energy Hydrogen, Helium and Hydrogen/helium Mixtures in Plasma-facing Tungsten Surfaces by : Brian C. Linn
Download or read book Crystal Orientation Effects on Implantation of Low-energy Hydrogen, Helium and Hydrogen/helium Mixtures in Plasma-facing Tungsten Surfaces written by Brian C. Linn and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Morphology Changes Due to Energetic Helium Ion Irradiation of Tungsten Surfaces at High Temperatures by : Karla Brittany Hall
Download or read book Morphology Changes Due to Energetic Helium Ion Irradiation of Tungsten Surfaces at High Temperatures written by Karla Brittany Hall and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Materials Irradiation Experiment (MITE-E) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Laboratory was used to simulate helium ion (He+) irradiation of tungsten at fusion reactor relevant ion fluences and temperatures. Single and polycrystalline tungsten (SCW and PCW) samples were irradiated with 30-55 keV He+ at normal incidence with fluences of 3x1017 to 1019 He+/cm2 at temperatures from 500-900 oC. Post-irradiation analysis of the samples irradiated in the MITE-E device revealed several unique surface morphologies when the ion energy, temperature, and fluence were varied. Surface erosion due to energetic He+ irradiation was determined by mass loss measurements of samples pre- and post-irradiation. Past studies in the MITE-E revealed a surface orientation near {001} on PCW had considerably less erosion from He+ irradiation than surrounding grains Morphology development and mass loss measurements on [110] and [100] SCW revealed that the [100] crystal orientation lead to decreased surface erosion below 10^18 He+/cm2. Simulating what a fusion reactor component would likely experience, a sequentially increasing and decreasing multi-energy He+ irradiation on PCW was explored. Samples irradiated with increasing and decreasing multi-energy (35, 45, and 55 keV) He+ showed more surface damage than samples irradiated with mono-energetic (30 keV) He+. However, the multi-energy ion irradiated samples had less mass loss than the mono-energetic ion irradiated samples under similar parameters. Varying the temperature of samples under mono-energetic and multi-energy He+ irradiation at the same fluence caused an increase in mass loss as the temperature was decreased. The amount of mass loss and morphologies that developed on all samples point to He+ as a contributing mechanism in the undesired creation of W dust in a fusion reactor.
Book Synopsis Helium Nano-bubble Formation in Tungsten by : Matt Thompson
Download or read book Helium Nano-bubble Formation in Tungsten written by Matt Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This PhD thesis characterises the damage that occurs in tungsten when it is exposed to a fusion-like environment. The book presents pioneering work on the use of grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) to measure nano-bubble formation in tungsten exposed to helium plasma. The phenomenon of nanoscale bubble formation within metals during helium plasma exposure can lead to undesirable changes in the material properties, such as complex nanoscale surface modification or a reduction in thermal conductivity. As a result of this work, it is now possible to quantify how nanobubble behaviour changes within different materials, and under different plasma conditions. In 2015 the author published the first GISAXS study of helium-induced nanobubble formation in tungsten, demonstrating the viability of using GISAXS for this work. This paper has generated significant interest from the international fusion community and was selected as one of the highlights for the journal Nuclear Fusion.
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Book Synopsis Physics of Radiation Effects in Crystals by : R.A. Johnson
Download or read book Physics of Radiation Effects in Crystals written by R.A. Johnson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ``Physics of Radiation Effects in Crystals'' is presented in two parts. The first part covers the general background and theory of radiation effects in crystals, including the theory describing the generation of crystal lattice defects by radiation, the kinetic approach to the study of the disposition of these defects and the effects of the diffusion of these defects on alloy compositions and phases. Specific problems of current interest are treated in the second part and include anisotropic dimensional changes in x-uranium, zirconium and graphite, acceleration of thermal creep in reactor materials, and radiation damage of semiconductors and superconductors.
Book Synopsis Physics of Plasma-Wall Interactions in Controlled Fusion by : D. E. Post
Download or read book Physics of Plasma-Wall Interactions in Controlled Fusion written by D. E. Post and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Controlled thermonuclear fusion is one of the possible candidates for long term energy sources which will be indispensable for our highly technological society. However, the physics and technology of controlled fusion are extremely complex and still require a great deal of research and development before fusion can be a practical energy source. For producing energy via controlled fusion a deuterium-tritium gas has to be heated to temperatures of a few 100 Million °c corres ponding to about 10 keV. For net energy gain, this hot plasma has to be confined at a certain density for a certain time One pro mising scheme to confine such a plasma is the use of i~tense mag netic fields. However, the plasma diffuses out of the confining magnetic surfaces and impinges on the surrounding vessel walls which isolate the plasma from the surrounding air. Because of this plasma wall interaction, particles from the plasma are lost to the walls by implantation and are partially reemitted into the plasma. In addition, wall atoms are released and can enter the plasma. These wall atoms or impurities can deteriorate the plasma performance due to enhanced energy losses through radiation and an increase of the required magnetic pressure or a dilution of the fuel in the plasma. Finally, the impact of the plasma and energy on the wall can modify and deteriorate the thermal and mechanical pro perties of the vessel walls.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Plasma Physics by : R.J Goldston
Download or read book Introduction to Plasma Physics written by R.J Goldston and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Plasma Physics is the standard text for an introductory lecture course on plasma physics. The text’s six sections lead readers systematically and comprehensively through the fundamentals of modern plasma physics. Sections on single-particle motion, plasmas as fluids, and collisional processes in plasmas lay the groundwork for a thorough understanding of the subject. The authors take care to place the material in its historical context for a rich understanding of the ideas presented. They also emphasize the importance of medical imaging in radiotherapy, providing a logical link to more advanced works in the area. The text includes problems, tables, and illustrations as well as a thorough index and a complete list of references.
Book Synopsis Treatise on Heavy-Ion Science by : D.A. Bromley
Download or read book Treatise on Heavy-Ion Science written by D.A. Bromley and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-06-30 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion by : Dan M. Goebel
Download or read book Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion written by Dan M. Goebel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout most of the twentieth century, electric propulsion was considered the technology of the future. Now, the future has arrived. This important new book explains the fundamentals of electric propulsion for spacecraft and describes in detail the physics and characteristics of the two major electric thrusters in use today, ion and Hall thrusters. The authors provide an introduction to plasma physics in order to allow readers to understand the models and derivations used in determining electric thruster performance. They then go on to present detailed explanations of: Thruster principles Ion thruster plasma generators and accelerator grids Hollow cathodes Hall thrusters Ion and Hall thruster plumes Flight ion and Hall thrusters Based largely on research and development performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and complemented with scores of tables, figures, homework problems, and references, Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters is an indispensable textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing to enter the aerospace industry. It also serves as an equally valuable resource for professional engineers already at work in the field.
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