AUTHOR=Huang Tao , Nie Qiuyue , Jiang Tao , Chen Cheng , Liu Yang , Gao Jinming , Cai Laizhong , Zhao Xu , Wang Xiaogang TITLE=Research on the characteristics of the Helium plasma beam in HIT-PSI JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=12 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1489880 DOI=10.3389/fphy.2024.1489880 ISSN=2296-424X ABSTRACT=

As a high heat flux linear plasma device designed for studying divertor materials in future fusion reactors, HIT-PSI(Plasma Surface Interaction device at Harbin Institute of Technology) has been successfully constructed and has maintained stable operation since its completion. The characteristics of He plasma beams in HIT-PSI are investigated by emission spectroscopy and an infrared camera, with preliminary irradiation experiments conducted by bombarding tungsten with the beam. For relatively conservative discharge parameters, HIT-PSI achieved a steady-state heat flux capacity of ∼40 MW/m2 using infrared measurements, with the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the heat flux beam reaching 4 mm. These characteristics make HIT-PSI an advanced platform for testing divertor materials and plasma-facing components, providing essential experimental supports for research and development of high-performance divertor materials.