The thermionic vacuum discharge method is very effective in that the films obtained using
this technology are characterised by a very high degree of adhesion, density and purity …

Beryllium–tungsten and tungsten layers were deposited by thermionic vacuum arc
technique in gaseous environments, in order to simulate the plasma–wall phenomena …

This study demonstrates that Raman microscopy is a suitable technique for future post
mortem analyses of JET and ITER plasma facing components. We focus here on laboratory …

The JET tokamak with the ITER-like wall is operated with arrays of castellated beryllium (Be)
limiters in the main chamber. In several locations Be marker tiles were installed for erosion …

D implantation into Be-containing mixed material layers: Be, Be–W (W:∼ 6at.%) and Be–C
(C:∼ 50at.%), was performed at elevated temperatures. The temperature dependence of D …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of the thermionic vacuum arc (TVA)
operation parameters (arc current, arc voltage and thermo-emission filament current) on the …

The aim of this paper is to report on magnesium plasma diagnostics and to investigate the
properties of thin Mg films deposited on Si and glass substrates by using thermionic vacuum …

This article reports experimental results regarding the deuterium (D) retention and release
characteristics of beryllium-containing mixed material layers. The main aim is an …

Deuterium retention and release behavior were investigated in this study, for beryllium,
tungsten and mixed beryllium/tungsten thin layers which are of concern for next-generation …

Abstract The Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) is an original deposition method using a
combination of anodic arc and powerful electron gun system (up to 600 W) for the growth of …