Advances in Fundamental and Applied Fusion Research Domain
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 3011
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plasma wall interaction studies in tokamak; material (bulk and particles) multiscale structural characterization; He irradiation impact and defect creations and evolution in crystals; hydrogen isotopes trapping and inventory in fusion-relevant materials
Interests: plasma wall interaction studies in tokamak; measurement; modelling and control of hydrogen in fusion-relevant materials; measurement and control of dust in tokamak; fusion technology expertise
Interests: material science; plasma–material interactions; hydrogen–surface interactions; hydrogen–material interactions; hydrogen retention; material sputtering; multi-scale modelling for material science; molecular dynamics; density functional theory; macroscopic diffusion/kinetic modelling
2. SCBM, DMTS, INRAE, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Interests: plasma science; plasma processing; plasma - material interaction; dusts/particles production; tritium, deuterium & hydrogen loading in materials; gas loading in materials; material characterization (FTIR, AFM, contact angle and profilometry analyses); tungsten; nanomaterials; thin films; experimental physics; applied statistics; computer science; image processing algorithms
Interests: IBA techniques (RBS, ERDA, PIXE, PIGE, NRA); material analysis; ion–solid interaction; radiation damage; ion beam implantation; ion channeling; particle accelerator; ion beam technology; applied nuclear physics; ion beam in material processing and analysis; thin film characterization
Interests: material science; plasma–material interactions; hydrogen–material interactions; material degradation; dust/particle production; tritium, deuterium and hydrogen loading in materials; material analysis; thin film characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have the pleasure of inviting you to submit your future articles in our Special Issue, entitled: “Advances in Fundamental and Applied Fusion Research Domain". At present, fusion research is receiving a great deal of interest, due to many future applications, especially in obtaining clean and cheap energy via thermonuclear plasma (e.g. ITER, DEMO, PROTO). In this line, a wide range of experiments are currently underway in order to detect future problems or future improvements. One of many challenges is to analyze and simulate the plasma behavior inside tokamaks during its lifetime: here we can think about the consequences of the plasma–wall interactions, which usually lead to the formation of melting spots, and exotic structures where tritium could be trapped, producing further problems, and so on.
The goal of our Issue is to highlight the latest results in the fusion research domain. The topics cover a wide range of scientific interests: from lab-scale plasma experimental systems, plasma diagnostics, material investigations, and simulations, up to robotics and cyber-applications.
The topics of our Special Issue are presented in the following (not an exhaustive list):
- Lab-scale plasma experimental systems comparable to fusion phenomena (filamentary discharges, jets, glow discharges, etc.);
- Plasma–material interaction: studies on erosion, cracks, dusts, fuzz, and the formation of exotic structures;
- Tritium trapping in dust produced during plasma operation (W);
- LOVA and LOCA issues and waste management;
- Elastic recoil detection analysis for hydrogen, deuterium, and light elements profiling investigations.
- In situ coating repair;
- Modelling of interfaces in PFC;
- Computation, robotics, and cyber-applications for fusion research sector development.
Dr. Elodie Bernard
Dr. Christian Grisolia
Dr. Etienne Hodille
Dr. Valentina Marascu
Dr. Maria Diana Mihai
Dr. Mickael Payet
Guest Editors
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