Unexpected energy barrier for uptake of hydrogen in tungsten wall of fusion reactor
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 12:24
in Physics & Chemistry
The reactor walls of future fusion reactors will absorb fusion fuel one million times slower than previous research had indicated. A layer of bound hydrogen on the surface of the tungsten wall seems to protect the deeper metal layers. An international team led by FOM PhD researcher Rianne 't Hoen has published this finding in Physical Review Letters. 't Hoen did her research using the plasma generator Pilot-PSI of FOM Institute DIFFER.