Extending Spectroscopic Capabilities for Mo PFC Erosion Rate Diagnostics

The use of ionizations per photon coefficients (SXB) provides a useful means of measuring wall erosion rates. Two problems hindering the use of such diagnostics for high-Z materials are a lack of accurate atomic data and determining which lines from the complex spectral features should be used for accurate erosion measurements. We present a new approach for generating and selecting SXB coefficients for high-Z materials. The theoretical spectra show strong agreement with spectra from the Alcator C-Mod and Compact Toroidal Hybrid experiments. Mo II spectral features are identified, including a line ratio suitable for electron temperature measurements which constrains the SXB implementation. Applications of the new SXBs to NSTX-U edge plasmas is described and future plans for Mo and W influx diagnostics are outlined.