Arc ignition and hot spot formation on tungsten with nano-tendril bundles under hydrogen plasma exposure

  • Dogyun Hwangbo
  • , Shuangyuan Feng
  • , Rongshi Zhang
  • , Shin Kajita
  • , Maria M.D. Cunha
  • , Remco Timmer
  • , Jordy Vernimmen
  • , John Scholten
  • , Hirohiko Tanaka
  • , Yuki Hayashi
  • , Thomas Morgan

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Abstract

Tungsten surfaces with Nano-tendril bundles (NTBs), a collective group of fibrous nanostructures which forms isolated and grow up to tens of microns, are exposed to high density hydrogen plasmas. Under the conditions in which sheath thickness are comparable or smaller than the size of NTBs', with negative biasing voltage, the NTBs presented bright emission due to concentrated heating by incident ions, leading to the formation of hot spots. At the same time, arc traces are observed on the surface, but far from the NTBs area, suggesting that the concentrated heat load precedingly degrades NTB's tip, lowering the local field emission and hence arc ignition probability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 30th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages533-536
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-4-88686-436-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event30th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV 2023 - Okinawa, Japan
Duration: 25 Jun 202330 Jun 2023

Conference

Conference30th International Symposium on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, ISDEIV 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOkinawa
Period25/06/2330/06/23

Keywords

  • arcing
  • hot spot
  • nano-tendril bundles
  • nanostructure
  • tungsten

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