Measurements of W Erosion using UV Emission from DIII-D and CTH

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Abstract

of Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) will play a critical role in establishing the performance of reactor-relevant fusion devices, particularly for tungsten (W) divertor targets. Erosion can be diagnosed from spectral line emission together with atomic coefficients representing the 'ionizations per photon' (S/XB). Emission from W I is most intense in the UV region. Thus, UV survey spectrometers (200-400 nm) are used to diagnose W PFCs erosion in the DIII-D divertor and from a W tipped probe in the CTH experiment. Nineteen W emission lines in the UV region are identified between the two experiments, allowing for multiple S/XB erosion measurements. Initial W erosion measurements are compared to erosion using the 400.9 nm W I line. Complete UV spectra will be presented and compared to synthetic spectra for varying plasma conditions. Analysis of the metastable states impact on the S/XB will be presented as well as possible electron temperature and density diagnosis from W I line ratios. supported by USDOE grants DE-SC0015877 {\&} DE-FC02-04ER54698.

*Work supported by USDOE grants DE-SC0015877 & DE-FC02-04ER54698.

Authors

  • Curtis Johnson

    • Auburn Univ
  • D. A. Ennis

    • Auburn Univ
    • Auburn University
  • Stuart Loch

    • Auburn University
    • Auburn Univ
  • Connor Balance

    • Queen's Univ Belfast
  • B.S. Victor

    • LLNL
  • S.L. Allen

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab
  • Cameron Samuell

    • LLNL
  • Tyler Abrams

    • GA
  • E.A. Unterberg

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • ORNL
    • Oak Ridge National Lab