The first mirror （FM） samples made of polycrystal （PC） stainless steel （SS）, molybdenum （Mo） and tungsten （W） were mounted at different locations in HT-7 tokamak to investigate the surface modifications caus...The first mirror （FM） samples made of polycrystal （PC） stainless steel （SS）, molybdenum （Mo） and tungsten （W） were mounted at different locations in HT-7 tokamak to investigate the surface modifications caused by erosion and deposition. The optical transmission characteristics of first mirror samples were measured by a spectrophotometer. It was found that different irradiation environment had different influences on the first mirror surfaces, especially with wave antenna nearby. In addition, the erosion made the reflectivity of FM degrade to some extents as a whole. But the deposition on the mirror influences more than erosion does. Comparing the mirrors of SS, W and Mo, irradiated in the same environment, the W-mirror had the least changes in reflectivity with regularity, while the SS-mirror had most serious changes.展开更多
The stainless steel （SS） first mirror pre-exposed in the deposition-dominated envi- ronment of the HT-7 tokamak was cleaned in the newly built radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering plasma device. The depositio...The stainless steel （SS） first mirror pre-exposed in the deposition-dominated envi- ronment of the HT-7 tokamak was cleaned in the newly built radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering plasma device. The deposition layer on the FM surface formed during the exposure was successfully removed by argon plasma with a RF power of about 80 W and a gas pressure of 0.087 Pa for 30 min. The total reflectivity of the mirrors was recovered up to 90% in the wavelength range of 300-800 nm, while the diffuse reflectivity showed a little increase, which was attributed to the increase of surface roughness in sputtering, and residual contaminants. The FMs made from single crystal materials could help to achieve a desired recovery of specular reflectivity in the future.展开更多
Abstract Dedicated experiments in the HT-7 tokamak were performed to investigate the in- fluence of erosion and deposition on the mirror samples. The first mirror （FM） samples made of polyerystalline （PC） stainles...Abstract Dedicated experiments in the HT-7 tokamak were performed to investigate the in- fluence of erosion and deposition on the mirror samples. The first mirror （FM） samples made of polyerystalline （PC） stainless steel （SS）, molybdenum （Mo） and tungsten （W） were fixed on a holder at an angle of 45° with respect to the horizontal plane and set at different locations with different connection lengths along the magnetic field. The optical reflectivity of the first mirror was measured by a spectrophotometer before and after plasma exposure. It was found that the surface morphology and specular reflectivity of the mirror samples after the exposure were different with respect to the different distances from the mirror surface to the last closed flux surface （LCFS） of the plasma in the tokamak. It was also found that shortening the connection length before the mirror surface would weaken the influence of the plasma erosion and impurity deposition on the mirror surface. In order to maintain the optical characteristics of the mirror surface, it is necessary to adopt the in-situ cleaning and mirror protection techniques.展开更多
In order to investigate the effect of aperture geometry on deposition mitigation, stainless steel （SS） first mirrors （FMs） were fixed on the holders of protective aperture geometry with different depth-diameter ra...In order to investigate the effect of aperture geometry on deposition mitigation, stainless steel （SS） first mirrors （FMs） were fixed on the holders of protective aperture geometry with different depth-diameter ratios （DDRs） and exposed in the deposition dominated environment of EAST. A baffle was used during the wall conditioning. The surface properties and reflectivity of the FMs were characterized before and after exposure. It is shown that using aperture geometry and a baffle can effectively mitigate the impurities deposition. The degradation of the surface and specular reflectivity of the FMs is reduced with the increase of DDRs in the range of 0 to 2. The main contaminated elements in a low-Z and high-Z mixed wall materials environment were still carbon and oxygen.展开更多
First mirror(FM)cleaning,using radio frequency(RF)plasma,has been proposed to recover FM reflectivity in nuclear fusion reactors such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER).To investigate the in...First mirror(FM)cleaning,using radio frequency(RF)plasma,has been proposed to recover FM reflectivity in nuclear fusion reactors such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER).To investigate the influence of simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors on mirror cleaning efficiency and uniformity,experiments involving single-mirror cleaning and dual-mirror cleaning were conducted using RF capacitively coupled plasma in the laboratory.For the test and simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors,the FM and second mirror(SM),both measuring 110 mm×80 mm,were placed inside the first mirror unit(FMU).They were composed of 16 mirror samples,each with a dimension of 27.5 mm×20 mm.These mirror samples consist of a titanium-zirconium-molybdenum alloy substrate,a 500 nm Mo intermediate layer and a 30 nm Al_(2)O_(3) surface coating as a proxy for Be impurities.The cleaning of a single first mirror(SFM)and the simultaneous cleaning of the FM and SM(DFM and DSM)lasted for 9 h using Ar plasma at a pressure of 1 Pa.The total reflectivity of mirror samples on the DSM did not fully recover and varied with location,with a self-bias of−140 V.With a self-bias of−300 V,the total reflectivity of mirror samples on the SFM and DFM was fully recovered.The energy dispersive spectrometer results demonstrated that the Al_(2)O_(3) coating had been completely removed from these mirror samples.However,the mass loss of each mirror sample on the SFM and DFM before and after cleaning varied depending on its location,with higher mass loss observed for mirror samples located in the corners and lower loss for those in the center.Compared with SM cleaning,the simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors reduced the difference between the highest and lowest mass loss.Furthermore,this mass loss for the mirror samples of the DFM facing the DSM was increased.This indicated that mirror samples cleaned face to face in the FMU simultaneously could influence each other,highlighting the need for special attention in future studies.展开更多
First mirrors（FMs） are crucial components of optical diagnostic systems in present-day tokamaks and future fusion reactors. Their lifetimes should be extremely limited due to their proximity to burning plasma, great...First mirrors（FMs） are crucial components of optical diagnostic systems in present-day tokamaks and future fusion reactors. Their lifetimes should be extremely limited due to their proximity to burning plasma, greatly influencing the safe operation of corresponding diagnostics.Repetitive cleaning is expected to provide a solution to the frequent replacement of contaminated FMs, thus prolonging their lifetimes. Three repetitive cleaning cycles using radio frequency plasma were applied to stainless steel（SS） FM samples, to evaluate the change of the mirrors＇ optical properties and morphology during each cycle. Amorphous carbon films were deposited on mirror surfaces under identical conditions in three cycles. In three cycles with identical cleaning parameters, the total reflectivity was restored at up to 95%. Nevertheless, with successive cleaning cycles, the FM surfaces gradually appeared to roughen due to damage to the grain boundaries. Correspondingly, the diffuse reflectivity increased from a few percent to 20%and 27% after the second and third cycles. After optimizing the cleaning parameters of the second and third cycles, the roughness showed a significant decrease, and simultaneously the increase of diffuse reflectivity was remarkably improved.展开更多
The study progress of NNSF in 2006 has been presented in this paper. The aim and plan of this item have been described briefly. Three test mirror exposure experiments have been done in this year. The main components o...The study progress of NNSF in 2006 has been presented in this paper. The aim and plan of this item have been described briefly. Three test mirror exposure experiments have been done in this year. The main components of the deposited materials on the first mirror are carbon and iron analyzed by AES. The first mirror is polluted easier during glow discharge and wall processing than omhic discharge.展开更多
First mirrors are the facing components of plasma optical diagnostics system for superconductivity and other fusion devices. Due to high level of neutron and gamma radiation, the lifetime and optical state of first mi...First mirrors are the facing components of plasma optical diagnostics system for superconductivity and other fusion devices. Due to high level of neutron and gamma radiation, the lifetime and optical state of first mirror will face an enormous challenge. The degradation of the optical character on the mirror surface mainly comes from the two opposite processes, one is erosion, the other is re-deposition. Which proces plays more important role need testing in present machines. Before 2001 the experimental studies mainly put on material character simulation in a laboratory. Recently, the sample of the first mirror has been investigated in actual fusion device and modification of mirror optical properties was made. But how to protect mirror and make the lifetime longer will be an issue need solving urgently.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10775138)
文摘The first mirror （FM） samples made of polycrystal （PC） stainless steel （SS）, molybdenum （Mo） and tungsten （W） were mounted at different locations in HT-7 tokamak to investigate the surface modifications caused by erosion and deposition. The optical transmission characteristics of first mirror samples were measured by a spectrophotometer. It was found that different irradiation environment had different influences on the first mirror surfaces, especially with wave antenna nearby. In addition, the erosion made the reflectivity of FM degrade to some extents as a whole. But the deposition on the mirror influences more than erosion does. Comparing the mirrors of SS, W and Mo, irradiated in the same environment, the W-mirror had the least changes in reflectivity with regularity, while the SS-mirror had most serious changes.
基金supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China(No.2013GB105003)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11175205)
文摘The stainless steel （SS） first mirror pre-exposed in the deposition-dominated envi- ronment of the HT-7 tokamak was cleaned in the newly built radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering plasma device. The deposition layer on the FM surface formed during the exposure was successfully removed by argon plasma with a RF power of about 80 W and a gas pressure of 0.087 Pa for 30 min. The total reflectivity of the mirrors was recovered up to 90% in the wavelength range of 300-800 nm, while the diffuse reflectivity showed a little increase, which was attributed to the increase of surface roughness in sputtering, and residual contaminants. The FMs made from single crystal materials could help to achieve a desired recovery of specular reflectivity in the future.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10775138)
文摘Abstract Dedicated experiments in the HT-7 tokamak were performed to investigate the in- fluence of erosion and deposition on the mirror samples. The first mirror （FM） samples made of polyerystalline （PC） stainless steel （SS）, molybdenum （Mo） and tungsten （W） were fixed on a holder at an angle of 45° with respect to the horizontal plane and set at different locations with different connection lengths along the magnetic field. The optical reflectivity of the first mirror was measured by a spectrophotometer before and after plasma exposure. It was found that the surface morphology and specular reflectivity of the mirror samples after the exposure were different with respect to the different distances from the mirror surface to the last closed flux surface （LCFS） of the plasma in the tokamak. It was also found that shortening the connection length before the mirror surface would weaken the influence of the plasma erosion and impurity deposition on the mirror surface. In order to maintain the optical characteristics of the mirror surface, it is necessary to adopt the in-situ cleaning and mirror protection techniques.
基金supported by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China(No.2013GB105003)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11175205)
文摘In order to investigate the effect of aperture geometry on deposition mitigation, stainless steel （SS） first mirrors （FMs） were fixed on the holders of protective aperture geometry with different depth-diameter ratios （DDRs） and exposed in the deposition dominated environment of EAST. A baffle was used during the wall conditioning. The surface properties and reflectivity of the FMs were characterized before and after exposure. It is shown that using aperture geometry and a baffle can effectively mitigate the impurities deposition. The degradation of the surface and specular reflectivity of the FMs is reduced with the increase of DDRs in the range of 0 to 2. The main contaminated elements in a low-Z and high-Z mixed wall materials environment were still carbon and oxygen.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Project of China(No.2022YFE03030000)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11975269,12275306 and 12075279)+3 种基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2022452)the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2208085J40)the CASHIPS Director’s Fund(Nos.YZJJQY202302 and BJPY2023B03)the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology Program of China(No.2018-000052-73-01-001228).
文摘First mirror(FM)cleaning,using radio frequency(RF)plasma,has been proposed to recover FM reflectivity in nuclear fusion reactors such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER).To investigate the influence of simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors on mirror cleaning efficiency and uniformity,experiments involving single-mirror cleaning and dual-mirror cleaning were conducted using RF capacitively coupled plasma in the laboratory.For the test and simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors,the FM and second mirror(SM),both measuring 110 mm×80 mm,were placed inside the first mirror unit(FMU).They were composed of 16 mirror samples,each with a dimension of 27.5 mm×20 mm.These mirror samples consist of a titanium-zirconium-molybdenum alloy substrate,a 500 nm Mo intermediate layer and a 30 nm Al_(2)O_(3) surface coating as a proxy for Be impurities.The cleaning of a single first mirror(SFM)and the simultaneous cleaning of the FM and SM(DFM and DSM)lasted for 9 h using Ar plasma at a pressure of 1 Pa.The total reflectivity of mirror samples on the DSM did not fully recover and varied with location,with a self-bias of−140 V.With a self-bias of−300 V,the total reflectivity of mirror samples on the SFM and DFM was fully recovered.The energy dispersive spectrometer results demonstrated that the Al_(2)O_(3) coating had been completely removed from these mirror samples.However,the mass loss of each mirror sample on the SFM and DFM before and after cleaning varied depending on its location,with higher mass loss observed for mirror samples located in the corners and lower loss for those in the center.Compared with SM cleaning,the simultaneous cleaning of two mirrors reduced the difference between the highest and lowest mass loss.Furthermore,this mass loss for the mirror samples of the DFM facing the DSM was increased.This indicated that mirror samples cleaned face to face in the FMU simultaneously could influence each other,highlighting the need for special attention in future studies.
基金supported by National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China under Contract Nos. 2013GB105003 and 2013GB107004National Natural Science Foundation of China under Contract Nos. 11475218, 11505231, 11375010 and 11675218
文摘First mirrors（FMs） are crucial components of optical diagnostic systems in present-day tokamaks and future fusion reactors. Their lifetimes should be extremely limited due to their proximity to burning plasma, greatly influencing the safe operation of corresponding diagnostics.Repetitive cleaning is expected to provide a solution to the frequent replacement of contaminated FMs, thus prolonging their lifetimes. Three repetitive cleaning cycles using radio frequency plasma were applied to stainless steel（SS） FM samples, to evaluate the change of the mirrors＇ optical properties and morphology during each cycle. Amorphous carbon films were deposited on mirror surfaces under identical conditions in three cycles. In three cycles with identical cleaning parameters, the total reflectivity was restored at up to 95%. Nevertheless, with successive cleaning cycles, the FM surfaces gradually appeared to roughen due to damage to the grain boundaries. Correspondingly, the diffuse reflectivity increased from a few percent to 20%and 27% after the second and third cycles. After optimizing the cleaning parameters of the second and third cycles, the roughness showed a significant decrease, and simultaneously the increase of diffuse reflectivity was remarkably improved.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （ 10575030 ）
文摘The study progress of NNSF in 2006 has been presented in this paper. The aim and plan of this item have been described briefly. Three test mirror exposure experiments have been done in this year. The main components of the deposited materials on the first mirror are carbon and iron analyzed by AES. The first mirror is polluted easier during glow discharge and wall processing than omhic discharge.
文摘First mirrors are the facing components of plasma optical diagnostics system for superconductivity and other fusion devices. Due to high level of neutron and gamma radiation, the lifetime and optical state of first mirror will face an enormous challenge. The degradation of the optical character on the mirror surface mainly comes from the two opposite processes, one is erosion, the other is re-deposition. Which proces plays more important role need testing in present machines. Before 2001 the experimental studies mainly put on material character simulation in a laboratory. Recently, the sample of the first mirror has been investigated in actual fusion device and modification of mirror optical properties was made. But how to protect mirror and make the lifetime longer will be an issue need solving urgently.
