Abstract
Abstract Fusion plasma research crucially needs to understand the characteristics of the deposition layer that forms in the vacuum vessel because of the migration of plasma-facing materials. Such a deposition layer can accumulate on the fuel particles on account of a co-deposition process and can be a source of dust in the plasma. In this study, nano-geological diagnosis which uses a focused ion beam (FIB) fabrication technique and transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations, has been applied to the mixed-material deposition layer formed in a large helical device (LHD). A cross-sectional view of the deposition layer with nanometer resolution was successfully observed. The total thickness of the layer was estimated at ∼8 μm, and it has very fine and stratified layer structures in the nanometer level. The characteristics of each layer are indicative of the operational history of the LHD and the mechanism of dust formation by layer flaking.
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