Research report 2008 - Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Tokamak operation with a tungsten wall

Authors
Kallenbach, Arne
Departments

Tokamak: Rand- und Divertorphysik (Dr. Arne Kallenbach)
MPI für Plasmaphysik, Garching

Summary
In order to qualify tungsten as surface material for a future fusion reactor, the plasma facing carbon tiles of ASDEX Upgrade were coated with tungsten. The first experimental campaign – without wall conditioning by deposition of boron – demonstrated a favourable behaviour of tungsten with regard to hydrogen retention. After boronization, the reduced impurity content caused low intrinsic radiation. Injection of nitrogen re-established a radiative level required to protect the divertor from thermal overload, resulting also in an (unexpected) improvement of the energy confinement.

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