Scientific understanding of any kind of radiation effects starts from the primary damage, ie
the defects that are produced right after an initial atomic displacement event initiated by a …

Mercury's regolith, derived from the crustal bedrock, has been altered by a set of space
weathering processes. Before we can interpret crustal composition, it is necessary to …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

Abstract The JET ITER-Like Wall experiment (JET-ILW) provides an ideal test bed to
investigate plasma-surface interaction (PSI) and plasma operation with the ITER plasma …

ITER will use beryllium as a plasma-facing material in the main chamber, covering a total
surface area of about 620 m 2. Given the importance of beryllium erosion and co-deposition …

JET is used as a test bed for ITER, to investigate beryllium migration which connects the
lifetime of first-wall components under erosion with tokamak safety, in relation to long-term …

The plasma facing components, first wall, and blanket systems of future tokamak-based
fusion power plants arguably represent the single greatest materials engineering challenge …

The effective sputtering yield of Be $(Y_ {\rm Be}^{\rm tot}) $ was determined in situ by
emission spectroscopy of low ionizing Be as function of the deuteron impact energy (E in …

The interaction of fusion reactor plasma with the material of the first wall involves a complex
multitude of interlinked physical and chemical effects. Hence, modern theoretical treatment …

To avoid reflectivity losses in ITER's optical diagnostic systems, on-site cleaning of metallic
first mirrors via plasma sputtering is foreseen to remove deposit build-ups migrating from the …