Enhancement of Arc Ignition on Tungsten in Helium Plasmas with Impurity Gases

Zhang, Rongshi; Kajita, Shin; Hwangbo, Dogyun; Tanaka, Hirohiko; Ohno, Noriyasu

doi:10.1585/pfr.16.2405069

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“…Owing to the long distance from each other and high heightto-radius ratio, the field emission from the NTB is significantly higher than that from the fuzz [11,12]. The NTB structure can trigger arcing [13], which leads to many adverse effects on the divertor plate, such as erosion increment and W dust formation [14,15]. Therefore, the formation of the NTB is considered unfavorable for the divertor plate.…”

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Field emission properties of nano-tendril bundles formed via helium plasma exposure with various additional impurity gases

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et al. 2023

Mater. Res. Express

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Nano-tendril bundles (NTBs) were formed via helium plasma exposure with various additional impurity gases, such as neon (Ne), nitrogen (N2), and argon (Ar). The sizes of the NTBs showed different distributions with different additional impurity gases. The field emission properties of the NTBs formed with various additional impurity gases were measured. The field-emission properties were significantly affected by the morphology of the NTBs, especially the tips of the fibers. In the Ne- and Ar-seeded cases, the NTBs were formed with sharp tips, and the onset electric field for field emission was ~1 kV/mm for all the NTB samples. The Ne-seeded samples showed the most rapid increase in the emission current. In the N2-seeded case, two types of NTBs were formed. The NTBs were formed with sharp tips when the ratio of N2 impurity gas was 2.1%. With an increase in the ratio to 3.0% or higher, the fibers of the NTBs became thicker and tips became rounder. In the Fowler–Nordheim (F-N) plot analysis, the field enhancement factor was approximately 6000–7000 without significant differences, for all NTBs with sharp tips. NTBs with round tips showed totally different field emission properties, as the emission current was only several μA, which is one-tenth of that for the other samples. This suggests that the local morphology of NTBs, especially the geometrical shape of the tips, and not the general size of NTBs, is the main factor in determining the field emission properties of NTBs.

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