Effects of Sputtering of and Radiation by Aluminum on Magnetized Target Fusion Plasmas |
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Authors: | Peter H Stoltz Brian Granger Ammar Hakim Scott W Sides Seth A Veitzer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Tech-X Corporation, 5621 Arapahoe Ave #A, Boulder, CO 80303, USA |
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Abstract: | We estimate numerically the rate of radiation by aluminum impurities for parameters relevant to magnetized target fusion (MTF)
plasmas. We demonstrate that the coronal equilibrium is appropriate for expected MTF plasma parameters. Using the coronal
equilibrium, we estimate the power radiated per impurity ion is 0.25–0.5 × 10−16 MW for temperatures and densities relevant to present plasma parameters taken from the FRX-L experiment at Los Alamos National
Laboratory and is approximately 75.0 × 10−16 MW for temperatures and densities relevant to anticipated MTF plasmas. We calculate the sputtering rate of aluminum by thermal
deuterium and tritium plasma ions is a few percent assuming an impact angle of 45°. Finally, we estimate that with aluminum
impurity levels of a few percent, the impurity radiation power density would be approximately 25 kW/cm3 for FRX-L conditions and 2.5 GW/cm3 for anticipated conditions in a MTF plasma. While we have assumed a sputtering model of impurity generation, the results
for the power density apply for impurity levels of a few percent, regardless of the generation mechanism. |
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Keywords: | Sputtering Radiation Magnetized target fusion Coronal model |
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