Atomic and Plasma-Material Interaction Process in Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

Atomic and plasma-material interaction processes play an important role in thermonuclear fusion plasmas and the knowledge of these processes has a significant impact on fusion energy research and development. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of atomic and plasma-material interaction aspects of controlled thermonuclear fusion. The review articles included describe the role of atomic and plasma-material interaction processes in the currently most active fusion research areas and emphasize the need for accurate quantitative information on these processes for resolving many outstanding issues in fusion research and reactor design development such as plasma energy balance, particle transport and confinement, impurity control, thermal power and helium exhaust, plasma heating and fuelling, edge plasma physics, development of fusion reactor plasma facing components and plasma diagnostics and modelling.

Table of Contents:
Status and perspectives of controlled thermonuclear fusion - a European view (H. Bruhns). Role of atomic and plasma-material interaction physics in controlled fusion research and development (R.K. Janev). Atomic physics aspects of controlled thermonuclear fusion (H.W. Drawin). Atomic and molecular data exploitation for spectroscopic diagnostics of fusion plasmas (H.P. Summers, M. von Hellermann). X-ray spectra of heliumlike krypton as a potential ion temperature diagnostic for the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) (M. Bitter et al). Active beam spectroscopy at JET (M.G. von Hellermann, H.P. Summers). Modelling of impurity transport in the core plasma (R.A. Hulse). Particle recycling and control in long pulse tokamaks (M. Chatelier). Diagnostics of edge plasmas by optical methods (A. Pospieszczyk). Neutral gas transport in fusion plasmas - atomic and surface data aspects (D. Reiter). Atomic physics data needs for the next generation fusion experiments (D. Post). Atomic data needs for edge plasma cooling and particle exhaust in a next step device (M.F.A. Harrison). Plasma-material interaction data needs for impurity control in next step devices (M. Shimada, S. Tsuji, N. Hosogane, H. Ninomiya). Atomic spectroscopy databases (W.L. Wiese). Establishment and status of atomic and molecular collisional databases for fusion plasma applications (R.A. Phaneuf. R.K. Janev). Impurity generation processes in particle-surface interaction - data status and needs (J. Roth). Modelling of erosion and redeposition processes (J.N. Brooks). A review of materials erosion and redeposition research at UCLA for the development of plasma-facing components in ITER (Y. Hirooka, R.W. Conn). Thermo-hydrodynamic coupling with coolants (M. Akiba, R.D. Watson).