Experimental mechanistic investigation of the nanostructuring of tungsten with low energy helium plasmas

P Fiflis, N Connolly, DN Ruzic - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Helium ion bombardment of tungsten at temperatures between approximately one third and
one half of its melting point has shown growth of nanostructures colloquially referred to as …

Direct time-resolved observation of tungsten nanostructured growth due to helium plasma exposure

P Fiflis, D Curreli, DN Ruzic - Nuclear Fusion, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Determination of the mechanisms underlying the growth of tungsten fuzz is an important step
towards mitigation of fuzz formation. Nanostructured tungsten was produced on resistively …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of rhenium addition on tungsten fuzz formation in helium plasmas

A Khan, G De Temmerman, TW Morgan… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of the addition of rhenium to tungsten on the formation of a nanostructure referred
to as 'fuzz'when exposed to helium plasmas at fusion relevant ion fluxes was investigated in …

[HTML][HTML] Tungsten fuzz: Deposition effects and influence to fusion devices

S Kajita, N Yoshida, N Ohno - Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Helium (He) plasma irradiation to tungsten leads to formation of He bubbles and fiberform
nanostructures called fuzz on the surface. Although the fuzz growth condition and growth …

Accelerated/reduced growth of tungsten fuzz by deposition of metals

S Kajita, T Morgan, H Tanaka, Y Hayashi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
From the helium (He) plasma irradiations to tungsten performed in the Magnum-PSI device,
the effects of deposition of metals on the helium-plasma induced fiberform nanostructures …

Tungsten surface evolution by helium bubble nucleation, growth and rupture

F Sefta, KD Hammond, N Juslin, BD Wirth - Nuclear Fusion, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular dynamics simulations reveal sub-surface mechanisms likely involved in the initial
formation of nanometre-sized'fuzz'in tungsten exposed to low-energy helium plasmas …

The influence of low-energy helium plasma on bubble formation in micro-engineered tungsten

E Gao, W Nadvornick, R Doerner… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Four different types of micro-engineered tungsten surfaces were exposed to low energy
helium plasma, with a planar surface as control. These samples include two surfaces …

Tungsten-surface-structure dependence of sputtering yield for a noble gas

H Nakamura, S Saito, AM Ito… - Plasma and Fusion …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Tungsten nanostructure [1–6] is a phenomenon that has attracted attention in fusion science.
Under helium plasma irradiation, a “bubble” structure is formed around the surface of …

A model of ballistic helium transport during helium-induced fuzz growth in tungsten

MI Patino, RP Doerner, MJ Baldwin… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ballistic helium transport in tungsten during fuzz growth was investigated to provide insight
into the helium-induced nanostructuring process which adversely affects the near-surface …

Helium effects on tungsten under fusion-relevant plasma loading conditions

G De Temmerman, K Bystrov, RP Doerner… - journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
Experiments were performed in the Pilot-PSI linear plasma device to study the formation of
helium-induced nanostructures under high heat fluxes (> 10MWm− 2), the erosion of a …