Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion [Paperback]

This book 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 together with an assessment of the most critical questions within the context of general criteria and operation limits. It also contains a survey on other important aspects in nuclear fusion.

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 together with an assessment of the most critical questions within the context of general criteria and operation limits. It is shown that the choice of plasma-facing materials can be reduced to a very limited list of possible candidates. Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion emphasizes that a reliable solution of the material problem can only be found by adjusting the materials to suitable plasma scenarios and vice versa.

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.

Dirk Naujoks, born 1965, has studied at the Moscow Institute of Energy (1983-1989) and acquired his PhD from Lomonosov Moscow State University (1991). From 1991 he has worked at the Max-Planck-Institute of Plasmaphysics (IPP) at its different sites Garching and Berlin and takes now part in the Stellarator project W7-X of the IPP in Greifswaldlc³