Abstract
Nuclear activation techniques for the study of transport of wall materials in tokamaks are described. The technique uses post-activation of samples of eroded material collected on the inside surface walls. Quantitative measurements of complex wall materials, such as the stainless steels, are achieved through activation/decay analysis, energy filtering, and appropriate cooldown of the irradiated material. In experiments done on the Argonne APEX tokamak, the erosion of manganese from a manganin wire placed a short distance into the plasma edge was measured and found to be quite anisotropic. The results were sensitive to a fraction of a monolayer deposited on a 1 cm 2 sample. The technique is adaptable to studies of tokamak wall material transport and should find applications in other fields as well.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
