Surface Structure Modification and Deuterium Retention in Tungsten under Pulsed Plasma Loads

Modification of the surface layer and deuterium accumulation in tungsten targets under plasma irradiation in a quasi-stationary plasma accelerator with an intrinsic magnetic field QSPA-T, which reproduces the conditions (plasma thermal load of 0.2-5 MJ/m2, pulse duration of 0.1-1.2 ms) typical of ELM events in ITER, are studied. Using a scanning electron microscope, structure modifications at the surface and in the bulk after deuterium plasma irradiation are analyzed. The observed changes in the near-surface layer are compared with the calculated data on the change in the internal structure of tungsten under intense thermal action obtained as a result of the numerical solution of the heat conduction problem. The total deuterium retention in the samples was measured using thermal desorption spectroscopy, and it was in the range of (3-4) × 1016 particles/cm2 for the samples melted during plasma exposure. These numbers exceed by an order of magnitude the values obtained for samples without traces of melting.     

低温等离子体对多孔聚丙烯膜表面改性的研究

红外光声光谱（ＩＲ）分析和光电子能谱（ＥＳＣＡ）分析表明，双向拉伸我孔聚内烯膜（ＰＰ）经等离子体表面改性后，表面产生了多种极性基团，从而增中了表面的亲水性，改性后的ＰＰ膜与胶原复合形成的复合材料表面还出现了离子的型的氨基和羧基等，涂覆深度约为５ｎｍ以上，从而为ＰＰ膜用作药物控释系统中的载体作了初步的探索。     

Neutron Diagnostics for Deuteron Flows from Pulsed Plasma Formations in a Magnetic Field

A diagnostic procedure establishing a relation between the energy of a laser pulse W (0.1 ≤ W ≤ 0.8) and the number of deuterons N _d extracted from the laser plasma in a vacuum accelerating diode with magnetic isolation of electrons is presented. The diagnostics is based on the measurement of neutrons generated at a target, which is a part of the ion collector at the same time. The results of experimental research and numerical modeling for the accelerating voltage at a diode interval up to 400 kV are presented.     

Molten Metal Transport along the Surface under the Effect of Plasma Flows Typical of Transient Processes in Tokamaks

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - The metal surface erosion under powerful plasma pulse flows typical of transient processes in tokamaks, ELMs, and plasma disruptions and simulated on a quasistationary...     

Inner Surface Modification of a Tube by Magnetic Glow-Arc Plasma Source Ion Implantation

A new method named the magnetic glow-arc plasma source ion implantation （MGA-PSⅡ） is proposed for inner surface modification of tubes. In MGA-PSⅡ, under the control of an axial magnetic field, which is generated by an electric coil around the tube sample, glow arc plasma moves spirally into the tube from its two ends. A negative voltage applied on the tube realized its inner surface implantation. Titanium nitride （TIN） films are prepared on the inner surface of a stainless steel tube in diameter 90mm and length 600mm. Hardness tests show that the hardness at the tube centre is up to 20 GPa. XRD, XPS and AES analyses demonstrate that good quality of TiN films can be achieved.     

Wave Processes in Three-Dimensional Stratified Flows of a Rotating Plasma in the Boussinesq Approximation

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in a stratified rotating plasma in a gravitational field are investigated in the Boussinesq approximation. A theory...     

Physical Processes Underlying the Formation of a Steady-State Ultracold Nonideal Plasma

JETP Letters - The formation of a two-component steady-state nonideal ultracold plasma using an ionizing cw laser is directly simulated. It is shown that, in much the same way as the case of pulse...     

脉冲等离子体推力器等离子体羽流的光谱研究

脉冲等离子体推力器(pulsed plasma thruster, PPT)具有体积小、重量轻、比冲高等优点,特别适合作为执行微小卫星轨道转移、阻力补偿和姿态控制等任务的推进系统。为了深入理解PPT推力产生的机理,本文对采用具有张角的舌型极板的尾部馈送式PPT等离子体羽流开展了时空分辨光谱诊断研究。通过对光谱数据的分析发现： 等离子体羽流的主要成分为C,F,C+,F+,C2+,还含有少量的由于极板烧蚀产生的Cu+和Cu2+;等离子体在放电通道内的分布不均匀,通道中心的等离子体浓度最大,靠近阳极板的等离子浓度要明显大于靠近阴极板的等离子体浓度;在不同位置处等离子体成分也具有较大差别,F+和中性粒子主要分布在靠近阳极侧的区域;通过对各个分立谱线进行多普勒线性拟合,得到了放电通道内等离子体温度信息;以中轴线靠近工质的观测点为例,对该点在整个放电过程中不同时刻的谱线进行分析,得到了该点等离子体的具体演化过程,发现在放电的不同阶段羽流成分及各组分所占比例差别较大。     

Nonstationary Processes in the Formation of a Dusty Plasma near the Surface of Phobos

JETP Letters - The formation of a dusty plasma in photoelectric and electrostatic processes in the near-surface layer over the illuminated part of the moon of Mars Phobos is discussed. The...     

射频等离子体对气相生长碳纳米纤维的氧化改性

"采用不同流量比率的氧气和氩气作为载气,氧化修饰气相生长碳纳米纤维(VGCNFs)．傅立叶红外光谱、热重以及Boehm's滴定法分析结果表明,当氧气含量为4%时,碳纤维表面生成有大量O-H官能团;然而,当氧气含量增加为5%时,在其表面不仅生成有-OH官能团,而且还有-CHx、-CO等官能团出现,说明在适当的氧浓度条件下有利于VGCNFs修饰;但氧气含量继续增加到8%时,其纤维内层石墨晶格氧化断裂,微晶结构被破坏．"     

Nitriding of Stainless Steel in Electron-Beam Plasma in the Pulsed and DC Generation Modes

The influence of electron-beam parameters on the thickness and phase composition of a hardened layer formed upon the nitriding of austenitic stainless steel 12Cr18Ni10Ti in plasma produced by a beam in a low-pressure (3 Pa) nitrogen-argon mixture is studied. The results obtained in the DC and pulse-periodic modes of beam generation with the same mean current and electron energy are compared. In this case the negative bias voltage applied to the samples is 100 V. The nitriding temperature of 400°C is maintained at a mean beam current of 2.6 A and various combinations of frequency (100–500 Hz) and current pulse durations (0.1–0.3 ms) with an amplitude of 80 A. The mean ion-plasma current densities in the DC and pulsed modes are close in magnitude (2–3 mA/cm² at 400°C). The high pulsed ion-current density (35–70 mA/cm²) creates conditions under which the surface sputtering rate during the pulse exceeds the growth rate of the nitrided layer. The nitriding of steel in the pulsed and DC modes over four hours gives the same result. Hardened layers with a thickness of 7–8 μm and a microhardness of the surface component of 15 ± 1 GPa in which the main phase is a supersaturated nitrogen solid solution (expanded austenite) are formed. A possible explanation is that nitriding in an electron-beam plasma proceeds mainly under the action of long-lived active neutral nitrogen particles rather than as a result of ion bombardment.     

Decay Kinetics of Thermal Radiation Emitted by Surface Layers of Carbon Materials under Pulsed Laser Excitation

Optics and Spectroscopy - The decay of thermal radiation emitted by surface layers of carbon materials excited by pulses of a Q-switched neodymium laser is investigated experimentally and...     

Thermal Stability of the Structure and Phase Composition of Titanium Treated with Compression Plasma Flows

The results of studying the structure and phase composition of the surface layer of commercial pure VT1-0 titanium treated with compression plasma flows in nitrogen atmosphere and annealed in the temperature range of 400–900°C for 1 h are presented. Using the X-ray diffraction method, the α-Ti(O) solid solution is found to form in the titanium surface layer at 500°C, without pretreatment with plasma, and to transform into the titanium oxide TiO₂ (rutile) phase at 600°C. Pretreatment of titanium with compression plasma flows promotes the formation of α-Ti(N) solid solution decreasing the rate of surface oxidation and increasing the initial temperature of rutile formation to 700°C, which indicates enhancement of the thermal stability of this structure.     

Thermal Induced Processes in Laminar System of Stainless Steel – Beryllium

The paper reports on investigation of the laminar system ‘stainless steel 12Cr18Ni10Ti – Be’ at thermal treatment. There have been determined sequences of phase transformations along with relative amount of iron-containing phases in the samples subjected to thermal beryllization. It has been revealed that thermal beryllization of stainless steel thin foils results in γ→α transformation and formation of the beryllides NiBe and FeBe₂. It has also been revealed that direct γ→α- and reverse α→γ-transformations are accompanied by, correspondingly, formation and decomposition of the beryllide NiBe. It is shown that distribution of the formed phases within sample bulk is defined by local concentration of beryllium. Based on obtained experimental data there is proposed a physical model of phase transformations in stainless steel at thermal beryllization.     

大气压空气脉冲流光放电等离子体发射光谱分析

在大气压条件下采用尖-尖电极放电系统得到了稳定的放电等离子体, 并应用发射光谱方法对放电等离子体进行了实验研究。等离子体发射光谱呈现连续谱背景迭加分立谱的形式。连续谱背景来源于放电等离子体内轫致辐射和复合辐射过程; 分立谱归属为N2 C3∏u →B3∏g , N+, N, O的荧光辐射。N+荧光辐射对应的上能级电子组态为2s22p(2P0)3p和2s22p(2P0)3d, 能级高度介于20 eV和23.6 eV之间。实验还结合时间分辨光谱技术, 对放电等离子体中N2(336.8 nm)、N+(500.5 nm)、N+(399.7 nm)荧光信号进行时间分辨测量。结果表明, N2(336.8 nm)荧光首先出现, N+(500.5 nm、399.7 nm)荧光同时产生, 且滞后N2(336.8 nm)荧光约25 ns。根据时间分辨测量结果和相关参考文献, 文章对放电等离子体中N+的生成通道进行了分析。     

纳秒脉冲等离子体合成射流激励器的流场特性分析

采用一台高重频、快上升沿纳秒脉冲电源作为激励源,对典型的双电极合成射流激励器进行放电,通过粒子图像测速法（particle image velocimetry,PIV）测量放电实验中激励器稳定流场特性以及发展速度.分析实验结果发现,随着重复频率的提高,合成射流的平均发展速度也随之增大,1 kHz时的平均速度最高达到28.28 m/s,并在单脉冲能量远低于微秒脉冲的情况下,实现了更快的稳态流场控制,表明高重复频率下,更多次数的脉冲放电可提高激励总能量,有效地弥补纳秒脉冲单脉冲输出能量不足的缺点.而且频率越高,流场发展速度越快,说明高重频工作模式会对输出总能量有补偿作用.      

Phase Composition and Thin Structure of Steel Surface after Plasma Electrolytic Carbonitriding

Russian Physics Journal - Using the transmission electron microscopy of thin foils the paper studies the phase composition and fine structure of 0.18С–1Cr–3Ni–1Mo–Fe...