2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
RF-Specific Tungsten Erosion and Global Transport in ITER under Neon Seeding
Atul Kumar, Dhyanjyoti Nath, Wouter Tierens +15
Ion cyclotron radio-frequency heating (ICRH) is a key auxiliary heating system in ITER, but high-power RF operation can enhance plasma-material interactions through rectified RF sh…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Understanding Carbon Sourcing and Transport Originating from the Helicon Antenna Surfaces During High-Power Helicon Discharge in DIII-D Tokamak
A. Kumar, D. Nath, W. Tierens +11
The high-power helicon wave system in the DIII-D tokamak introduces new plasma--material interaction (PMI) challenges due to rectified RF sheath potentials forming near antenna str…