Control of impurities, fuel recycling and hydrogen content by lithium evaporative coatings
and real-time lithium powder injection (LPI) in EAST are studied for high performance H …

Control of fuel recycling and hydrogen content in the Experimental Advanced
Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) using various methods is studied for high-power long …

Reductions in H content and particle recycling are important for the improvement of ion
cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) minority heating efficiency and the enhancement of …

Real-time lithium powder injection has been applied to long-pulse (> 30 s) H-mode plasmas
in EAST. This replenishes the active lithium surface that is routinely consumed by plasma …

Over the last two EAST campaigns, lithium coatings by oven evaporation were carried out as
a routine wall conditioning method and significant progresses has been achieved. By …

We report the first successful use of solid material injection, in powder form, to reduce core
tungsten impurities in EAST discharges with tungsten divertor plasma-facing components …

Recently, routine coatings of plasma facing materials with lithium were carried out on EAST
using both upgraded evaporative ovens and real-time injection of lithium powder. Employing …

The lithium and boron powder have been successfully real-time injected into Experimental
Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) high-confinement (H−) mode discharges …

Lithiation is beneficial to enhance plasma performance in EAST by reducing hydrogen and
impurities recycling via lithium (Li) wall conditioning. High-Z materials like tungsten (W) have …

In fusion devices, various techniques are employed for coating the plasma facing
components (PFCs) including the vessel wall with low-Z material like lithium, boron, and …