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Fukuda, Makoto*; Tokunaga, Kazutoshi*; Ezato, Koichiro*; Hirano, Koichiro
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Tungsten which is used as a plasma-facing material of the ITER divertor, is expected to receive various type of heat load during ITER operation. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the surface damage of tungsten under various heat load conditions. In this study, as part of the investigation of the effects of short-pulse repetitive heat loads on tungsten, the effects of multiple irradiations of the negative hydrogen ion beam (3 MeV, 5 Hz) on the surface of tungsten were investigated. As a result of the investigation, it was clarified that microcracks were formed on the surface of tungsten exposed to multiple irradiations, and that the microstructure was also changed.
Tokunaga, Kazutoshi*; Nomiyama, Yukino*; Fukuda, Makoto*; Ezato, Koichiro*; Hirano, Koichiro
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It is known that the surface temperature of tungsten (W) divertor during the slow transient at steady state plasma operation in ITER will be higher than that of the recrystallization temperature. Therefore, thermal behavior of recrystallized W(RC-W) exposed the expecting heat loadings during ITER plasma operation is necessary to be investigated. In the present work, RC-W has been exposed to multiple irradiation of negative hydrogen ion beam (3 MeV, 5 Hz) and the effect of repeated short pulse heat loading on surface modification has been investigated. The results have also compared with that of stress-relieved W (SR-W). The area of surface modification of RC-W is larger than that of SR-W in the case of a peak temperature of 1650 degree. The circular cracks along grain boundaries are formed and complex surface modification including line like uneven surface are seen. These modifications of RC-W are different from that of SR-W.