Tritium retention in displacement-damaged tungsten exposed to deuterium-tritium gas mixture at elevated temperatures

Abstract

Abstract W samples, previously irradiated with 20 MeV W ions at room temperature to a displacement-damage level of 0.23 displacements per atom (dpa) at the peak of displacements, were exposed to a deuterium-tritium (D2 ― DT ― T2) gas mixture with a tritium content of 6% at a total pressure of 1.2 kPa and temperatures of 773 K and 973 K for 3 h. The concentration of tritium retained in the displacement-damage zone of these W samples was determined by a method combining chemical etching and subsequent analysis of tritium in the etching solution using liquid scintillation counting (CE-LSC). (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal)