Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion

✍ Scribed by Dr. Dirk Naujoks (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 278
• Series: Atomic, optical, and plasma physics 39
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion deals with the specific contact between the fourth state of matter, i.e. plasma, and the first state of matter, i.e. a solid wall, in controlled fusion experiments. A comprehensive analysis of the main processes of plasma-surface interaction is given together with an assessment of the most critical questions within the context of general criteria and operation limits. It is shown that the choice of plasma-facing materials is reduced to a very limited list of possible candidates. Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion emphasizes that a reliable solution of the material problem can only be found by adjusting the materials to suitable plasma scenarios and vice versa.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages 4-4
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Energy Problem and Related Safety Aspects....Pages 5-7
Fusion Fuel....Pages 9-17
Fusion Concepts....Pages 19-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
The Plasma State....Pages 31-49
Particle Coupling....Pages 51-107
Electrical Coupling....Pages 109-126
Power Coupling....Pages 127-134
Impurity Problems in Fusion Experiments....Pages 135-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Problem of Plasma Density Control....Pages 181-187
Plasma Operation Limits....Pages 189-194
Material Operation Limits....Pages 195-211
Choice of Materials....Pages 213-223
Summary and Outlook....Pages 225-230

✦ Subjects

Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction;Plasma Physics;Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics;Engineering, general