A staged approach to Indian DEMO

SP Deshpande, PN Maya - Nuclear Fusion, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a revised strategy for Indian DEMO in the context of new technologies and
concepts in fusion research. The central idea behind the new strategy is that the power plant …

The erosion and retention properties of tungsten trioxide films exposed to low energy deuterium ions: Temperature dependence

H Tu, C Li, W Ding, L Shi, Y Zhang - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The erosion behavior and retention properties of tungsten trioxide (WO 3) and W films
exposed to low energy (∼ 50 eV) deuterium (D) ions were studied at surface temperature …

The erosion and retention properties of α-WC films by low-energy deuterium ion irradiation

H Tu, C Li, L Shi - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Since WC can be easily formed on tungsten (W) surface through the interaction between the
plasma and W surface in the C-containing impurity atmosphere in tokamaks, the …

Interplay between the Edge Dislocation and Hydrogen in Tungsten at Electronically Excited States

JR Wang, XB Ye, WY Ding, XB Wu… - Advanced Physics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Under the continuous irradiation of high‐density and high‐energy photons from the plasma
core of a fusion reactor, the plasma‐facing materials (PFMs) of tungsten (W) are in …

Development and performance of a 14-MeV neutron generator

SJ Vala, M Abhangi, R Kumar, S Tiwari… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
An accelerator-based 14-MeV neutron generator for fusion neutronics studies has been
developed in Fusion Neutronics Laboratory (FNL) at Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) …

Electronically Temperature-Dependent Interplay between He and Trivacancy in Tungsten Plasma-Facing Materials

ZZ Fu, BC Pan - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Both microvoids and helium (He) impurities are widely present in tungsten (W) plasma-
facing materials (PFMs), where the interaction between microvoids and He atoms has led to …

Characterization of Vacancy Defects Using TEM in Heavy-Ion-Irradiated Tungsten Foils

P Sharma, PN Maya, A Satyaprasad… - … Materials Transactions A, 2024 - Springer
The nature and type of defects formed due to heavy-ion irradiation in tungsten foils are
analyzed using transmission electron microscopy. The recrystallized tungsten foils were …

Development of a monoenergetic neutron field utilizing an accelerator deuteron beam

HW Park, S Kang, J Kim, H Park, JH Kim… - Journal of the Korean …, 2023 - Springer
A monoenergetic neutron field is an attractive environment for neutron metrology and the
development of novel neutron detectors. Deuterium–deuterium and deuterium–tritium (DT) …

Observations of Point Defect Dynamics in the Recrystallization of Cold-rolled Tungsten Foils

PN Maya, S Mukherjee, P Sharma, A Satyaprasad… - Materials Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The evolution of point defects with annealing temperature is investigated in cold-rolled
tungsten samples using positron annihilation spectroscopy and transmission electron …

The influence of impurities on the erosion of tungsten by low energy high flux deuterium plasma irradiation

H Tu, S Wang, L Cui, L Cheng, GH Lu… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
The erosion behavior of tungsten (W) exposed to low-energy, high flux deuterium (D)
plasma has been investigated. The samples were characterized by scanning electron …