Abstract
Metallic mirrors will be essential components of all
optical systems for plasma diagnosis in ITER. A
comprehensive First Mirror Test (FMT) has been carried
out in the JET tokamak. The exposure was followed by a
characterisation of mirrors and their carriers. The main
results obtained by optical and surface analysis methods
are: (i) reflectivity of all tested mirrors is degraded
either by erosion with charge exchange neutrals or by the
formation of thick deposits; (ii) deuterium and carbon
are the main elements detected on all mirror surfaces and
the presence of beryllium is also found in several cases;
(iii) thick deposits show columnar structure; (iv)
bubble-like structures are detected in deposits; their
formation is a probable reason for deposits'
disintegration and peeling-off; (v) the deposition in
channels in the divertor cassettes is pronounced at the
very entrance and then it sharply decreases with the
distance from the plasma, ?5-7 mm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 818-822 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 623 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Diagnostic mirrors
- Erosion and deposition
- ITER
- JET
- Reflectivity
- Surface analysis