The availability of future fusion devices, such as a fusion nuclear science facility or
demonstration fusion power station, greatly depends on long operating lifetimes of plasma …

Linear plasma generators are cost effective facilities to simulate divertor plasma conditions
of present and future fusion reactors. They are used to address important R&D gaps in the …

Proto-MPEX is a linear plasma device being used to study a novel RF source concept for the
planned Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX), which will address plasma …

Plasma-facing materials in the divertor of a magnetic fusion reactor have to tolerate steady
state plasma heat fluxes in the range of 10 MW/m 2 for∼ 10 7 s, in addition to fusion neutron …

Fluid transport modeling in three-dimensional boundaries of toroidal confinement devices is
reviewed with the emphasis on a Monte-Carlo approach to simulate detached plasmas. The …

Abstract Mastering Plasma Material Interactions (PMI) is key for obtaining a high
performance, high duty-cycle and safe operating fusion reactor. Numerous gaps exist in PMI …

Abstract Plasma Material Interactions in future fusion reactors have been identified as a
knowledge gap to be dealt with before any next step device past ITER can be built. The …

The Prototype-Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-MPEX) linear plasma device is
a test bed for exploring and developing plasma source concepts to be employed in the …

In this paper, we investigate the propagation and damping of helicon waves along the length
(50 cm) of a helicon-produced 20 kW hydrogen plasma (${{n} _ {\text {e}}}\sim $1–2$\times …

Linear plasma devices, such as the Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-
MPEX), are an economic method to study plasma-material interactions under high heat and …