Overview of comprehensive characterisation of erosion zones on plasma facing components

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 81 A, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 211-219

  Rubel, M J ^a   Fortuna, E ^b   Kreter, A ^c   Wessel, E ^c   Philipps, V ^c   Kurzydlowski K J ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erosion; Fuel inventory; Graphite; Plasma facing components; TEXTOR

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; ION BEAM ASSISTED DEPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

FUEL INVENTORY; TEXTOR;

EROSION;

EID: 31844453010     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.07.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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