Multiscale modeling of plasma–surface interaction—General picture and a case study of Si and SiO2 etching by fluorocarbon-based plasmas

P Vanraes, S Parayil Venugopalan… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The physics and chemistry of plasma–surface interaction is a broad domain relevant to
various applications and several natural processes, including plasma etching for …

Evaluation of silicon carbide as a divertor armor material in DIII-D H-mode discharges

T Abrams, S Bringuier, DM Thomas, G Sinclair… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) represents a promising but largely untested plasma-facing material
(PFM) for next-step fusion devices. In this work, an analytic mixed-material erosion model is …

[HTML][HTML] RF sheath induced sputtering on Proto-MPEX part 2: Impurity transport modeling and experimental comparison

CJ Beers, C Lau, J Rapp, TR Younkin, TM Biewer… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-MPEX) is a pulsed linear
plasma device that uses a radio frequency (RF) helicon antenna and a helicon ceramic …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of OXB mode conversion of 28 GHz microwaves to heat core electrons in the upgraded Proto-MPEX

TM Biewer, C Lau, TS Bigelow, JF Caneses… - Physics of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The magnetic geometry of the Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-
MPEX) was recently modified to enable more effective utilization of 28 GHz microwave …

Comparison of heating mechanisms of argon helicon plasma in different wave modes with and without blue core

CUI Ruilin, T Zhang, Y Qian, HE Feng… - Plasma Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we investigated the discharge characteristics and heating mechanisms of argon
helicon plasma in different wave coupled modes with and without blue core. Spatially …

Physical and technical basis of Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment from modeling and Proto-MPEX results

C Lau, TM Biewer, TS Bigelow, JF Caneses… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) is a steady-state linear plasma
device that will address plasma-material interaction (PMI) science and enable testing of …

[PDF][PDF] Проект установки для изучения взаимодействия плазмы с материалами на основе ВЧ-источника геликонного типа

ДИ Черкез, НП Бобырь, АВ Спицын… - … атомной науки и …, 2020 - researchgate.net
В работе представлены результаты проектирования экспериментальной плазменной
установки на основе источника плазмы с индукционным ВЧ-разрядом геликонного …

Considerations for in situ, real time measurement of plasma-material interactions using Digital Holographic imaging

TM Biewer, CD Smith, TE Gebhart… - Journal of …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Digital Holographic (DH) imaging is a laser-based measurement technique, which can be
used to monitor a material surface as it is being exposed to fusion-relevant plasmas. Both …

Helium line emission spectroscopy in the prototype material plasma exposure experiment for evaluation of electron temperature and density

HB Ray - 2020 - trace.tennessee.edu
The helium-line spectral monitoring (HELIOS) diagnostic measures T_e and n_e using a
collisional radiative model (CRM) to interpret the relative intensity of neutral helium emission …

Impurity Production and Transport in the Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment

CJ Beers - 2021 - trace.tennessee.edu
Abstract The Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-MPEX) is a linear
pulse plasma device at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the purpose of doing the …