Direct decomposition of methane using helium RF plasma

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 7-9, 2010, Pages 1381-1385

  Katayama, Kazunari ^a   Fukada, Satoshi ^a   Nishikawa, Masabumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct decomposition; Plasma; Tritiated methane

Indexed keywords

GASES; HELIUM; METHANE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMAS; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; DIRECT DECOMPOSITION; DISCHARGE CLEANING; FUEL CYCLE SYSTEM; GRAPHITE MATERIALS; PLASMA DECOMPOSITION; PLASMA-FACING COMPONENTS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 79955473008     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.03.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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