TY - JOUR
T1 - In-situ deposition of silicon on the leading edge of the ALT-II limiter in TEXTOR-94
AU - Mank, G.
AU - Boedo, J. A.
AU - Wienhold, P.
AU - Esser, H. G.
AU - Finken, K. H.
AU - Koenen, L.
AU - Pospieszczyk, A.
AU - Rapp, J.
AU - Schwelberger, J.
AU - Weschenfelder, F.
AU - Winter, J.
PY - 1997/2/2
Y1 - 1997/2/2
N2 - Silane gas was injected through apertures in the leading edges of the ALT-II limiter in TEXTOR during tokamak discharges. The gas injection produces a hard, robust local coating which protects the exposed surfaces against erosion. As a byproduct, metallic impurities in the plasma are reduced, a radiation belt at the plasma periphery is generated and there is evidence that a major part of the wall is coated. For the given experimental condition the rise time until the carbon flux on a siliconized surface reaches the former level amounts to 5-10 s for ohmic discharges. For strongly heated discharges the deposited Si layer is eroded in about 1 s. The deposition technique has potential applications for in-situ protection/repair of divertor erosion in ITER.
AB - Silane gas was injected through apertures in the leading edges of the ALT-II limiter in TEXTOR during tokamak discharges. The gas injection produces a hard, robust local coating which protects the exposed surfaces against erosion. As a byproduct, metallic impurities in the plasma are reduced, a radiation belt at the plasma periphery is generated and there is evidence that a major part of the wall is coated. For the given experimental condition the rise time until the carbon flux on a siliconized surface reaches the former level amounts to 5-10 s for ohmic discharges. For strongly heated discharges the deposited Si layer is eroded in about 1 s. The deposition technique has potential applications for in-situ protection/repair of divertor erosion in ITER.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00613-7
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00613-7
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:16744365437
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 241-243
SP - 821
EP - 826
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
T2 - Proceedings of the 1996 12th International Conference on Plasma-Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices
Y2 - 20 May 1996 through 24 May 1996
ER -