This review of the potential of robust plasma facing components (PFCs) with liquid surfaces
for applications in future D/T fusion device summarizes the critical issues for liquid surfaces …

Under the anticipated operating conditions for demonstration magnetic fusion reactors
beyond ITER, structural and plasma-facing materials will be exposed to unprecedented …

In this tutorial article, we review the technological, physics, and economic basis for a
magnetic fusion device utilizing a flowing liquid lithium divertor (molten metal velocity in the …

Liquid metal (LM) plasma-facing components (PFCs) may provide a resolution to the
challenging fusion environment, particularly the first wall and divertor surfaces. Transforming …

The spherical torus or spherical tokamak (ST) is a member of the tokamak family with its
aspect ratio (A= R 0/a) reduced to A∼ 1.5, well below the normal tokamak operating range …

Abstract Research on the National Spherical Torus Experiment, NSTX, targets physics
understanding needed for extrapolation to a steady-state ST Fusion Nuclear Science …

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 …

Hydrogen isotopes retention and desorption during and after discharges in fusion devices
are still not well understood due to the complex device conditions and limitations of in-situ …

Pure lithium (Li) surfaces are difficult to maintain in fusion devices due to rapid oxide
formation, therefore, parameterizing and understanding the mechanisms of hydrogen (H, D) …

Lithium wall conditioning has improved the performance of many magnetic fusion devices. Li
conditioning in the RFX-mod device was performed by:(1) a single Li pellet injector and (2) a …