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May 23, 2013
Helicon Plasma Generation

Helicon Plasma Generation

 

Under the leadership of Peter Fiflis, CPMI has begun research looking into the effect of radiation on tungsten material. The TUngsten Fuzz by heliCON (TUFCON) project is currently exploring tungsten surface fuzz formation in hopes of understanding and minimizing its presence for application as a potential divertor material in fusion devices. Current published works suggest that fuzz formation occurs at He energies of less than 150 eV which is the sputtering threshold of W. CPMI intends implement new methods in exploring this phenomenon.