Deuterium and helium outgassing following plasma discharges in WEST: Delayed D outgassing during D-to-He changeover experiments studied with threshold ionization mass spectrometry

被引：9

作者：

Bisson, R. ^{[1
]}

Hodille, E. A. ^{[2
]}

Gaspar, J. ^{[3
]}

Douai, D. ^{[2
]}

Wauters, T. ^{[4
]}

Gallo, A. ^{[1
]}

Gunn, J. ^{[2
]}

Hakola, A. ^{[5
]}

Loarer, T. ^{[2
]}

Nouailletas, R. ^{[2
]}

Morales, J. ^{[2
]}

Pegourie, B. ^{[2
]}

Reux, C. ^{[2
]}

Sabot, R. ^{[2
]}

Tsitrone, E. ^{[2
]}

Vartanian, S. ^{[2
]}

Wang, E. ^{[6
]}

Fedorczak, N. ^{[2
]}

Brezinsek, S. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Aix Marseille Univ, PIIM, CNRS, UMR 7345, F-13397 Marseille, France

[2] CEA Cadarache, IRFM, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France

[3] Aix Marseille Univ, IUSTI, F-13397 Marseille, France

[4] TEC, LPP ERM KMS, Brussels, Belgium

[5] VTT, POB 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland

[6] Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Energie & Klimaforsch Plasmaphys, D-52425 Julich, Germany

来源：

NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND ENERGY | 2021年 / 26卷

关键词：

Tokamak; Gas balance; Helium; Deuterium; Outgassing; Desorption; Tungsten; Plasma facing components; Macroscopic rate equation modeling; TUNGSTEN; DIVERTOR;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nme.2020.100885

中图分类号：

TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];

学科分类号：

0827 ; 082701 ;

摘要：

Threshold ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) is one of two methods envisioned in ITER to quantify the helium (He) fusion product in the exhaust pumping lines during plasma discharges. We present the first demonstration of another potential application of TIMS in a tokamak environment, namely, the analysis of deuterium (D) and He outgassing following a plasma discharge i.e. during the post-discharge. This method has been tested with sub-second temporal resolution in WEST during its first He plasma discharges in the so-called He changeover experimental campaign. The calibration method of TIMS using a D plasma discharge is presented while the uncertainties related to TIMS during rapid pressure variations, i.e. upon plasma breakdown and plasma termination, are discussed. The first results obtained with TIMS during consecutive D and He plasma discharges in the full tungsten (W) tokamak WEST are reported. It is found that the time evolutions for He and D outgassing in the post-discharge are markedly different. On one hand, He outgassing is instantaneous and decays within 60 s until the He signal gets below detection level. On the other hand, D outgassing can reach a maximum up to several tens of seconds after the termination of the plasma and this outgassing can last for about 10 min. These striking differences should be related to different retention and outgassing from WEST plasma facing components, presently constituted of actively-cooled ITER-like W units and inertially cooled W-coated graphite. Potential mechanisms at the origin of the different outgassing behavior for D and He in W plasma facing components are discussed in light of a systematic analysis of the He and D gas balance and a macroscopic rate equation modeling of the D outgassing from the divertor strike points.

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