Plasma-surface interactions in TFTR DT experiments

Uc - 427 Ity Analysis of Toroidicity - Induced Alfven Eigenmodes in Tftr Dt Experiments

The toroidicity-induced Alfv6n eigenmodes (TAE) with radially extended structure are found to be stable in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor Deuterium-Tritium plasmas. A core localized TAE mode is shown to exist near the center of the plasma at small magnetic shear and finite plasma beta, which can be destabilized by energetic alpha particles on TFTR. With additional instability drive from fast m...

Fundamental Ion–surface Interactions in Plasma Thrusters

Ion thrusters offer the potential to enable many future interplanetary robotic missions presently under consideration by NASA. To realize the benefits offered by these low thrust devices, the sputtering mechanisms that are responsible for the degradation of thruster components over time must be well understood. Predictions of thruster life depend directly on the material removal rates from thru...

Plasma-surface interactions of hydrogenated carbon

We present a review of our study of interactions of plasma particles (atoms, molecules) with hydrogenated amorphous carbon surfaces typical of plasma-facing divertor tiles and deposited layers in magnetic-fusion reactors. Our computer simulations of these processes are based on classical molecular dynamics simulations, using the best currently available multibody bond-order hydrocarbon potentia...

Molecular dynamics simulations for plasma-surface interactions

Transfer of rovibrational energies in hydrogen plasma–carbon surface interactions

We present state-of-the-art molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of high-density plasma-bombardment of carbon, mimicking plasma–wall interactions at the fusion reactor first wall. Bare and hydrogenated amorphous carbon surfaces with temperatures in the range of 300–800 K are bombarded by a distribution of neutral hydrogen molecules representing well-defined center-of-mass and rovibrational tempe...