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SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
Volume 174, Issue -, Pages 6-10Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.08.014
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Deuterium plasma exposure; Thermal conductivity; Fusion armour materials; Transient grating spectroscopy; Surface acoustic wave speed
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- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [714697]
- EURATOM research and training programme 2014-2018 [633053]
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Using transient grating spectroscopy, we measure thermal diffusivity and surface acoustic wave speed in tungsten exposed to different fluences of deuterium plasma. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows the formation of surface blisters that have similar morphology for all fluences considered. A significant reduction in thermal diffusivity and surface acoustic wave speed occurs as a result of plasma exposure. A saturation of the thermal diffusivity reduction with fluence is seen. Deuterium ion flux density appears to play a more important role in thermal diffusivity reduction than exposure time. These observations have important implications for plasma facing components in future fusion reactors. (C) 2019 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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