Magnetic Fusion Energy Plasma Interactive and High Heat Flux Components. Volume I. Technical Assessment of the Critical Issues and Problem Areas in the Plasma Materials Interaction Field

Download or read book Magnetic Fusion Energy Plasma Interactive and High Heat Flux Components. Volume I. Technical Assessment of the Critical Issues and Problem Areas in the Plasma Materials Interaction Field written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technical assessment of the critical issues and problem areas in the field of plasma materials interactions (PMI) in magnetic fusion devices shows these problems to be central for near-term experiments, for intermediate-range reactor devices including D-T burning physics experiments, and for long-term reactor machines. Critical technical issues are ones central to understanding and successful operation of existing and near-term experiments/reactors or devices of great importance for the long run, i.e., ones which will require an extensive, long-term development effort and thus should receive attention now. Four subgroups were formed to assess the critical PMI issues along four major lines: (1) PMI and plasma confinement physics experiments; (2) plasma-edge modelling and theory; (3) surface physics; and (4) materials technology for in-vessel components and the first wall. The report which follows is divided into four major sections, one for each of these topics.