Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion

• Main Author: Naujoks, Dirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Atomic, optical, and plasma physics, 39
• Subjects: Engineering.; Atoms.; Physics.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Engineering.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Engineering, general.

Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion deals with the specific contact between the fourth state of matter, i.e. plasma, and the first state of matter, i.e. a solid wall, in controlled fusion experiments. A comprehensive analysis of the main processes of plasma-surface interaction is given...

Table of Contents:

• Fusion as Energy Source
• Energy Problem and Related Safety Aspects
• Fusion Fuel
• Fusion Concepts
• The Plasma-Material Interface
• The Plasma State
• Particle Coupling
• Electrical Coupling
• Power Coupling
• Impurity Problems in Fusion Experiments
• Operation Limits and Criteria
• The Problem of Plasma Density Control
• Plasma Operation Limits
• Material Operation Limits
• Choice of Materials
• Summary and Outlook.