For application as divertor target materials, liquid metals, for example tin, are interesting as an alternative to solids. In recent experiments, however, tin displayed a number of unexpected effects in contact with hydrogen plasmas. [more]
The hot fusion plasma transfers a part of the generated heat to the plasma facing components. The size of the area of the interaction between the plasma and the wall is a critical parameter. [more]
E2M scientist Alexander von Müller received the 2019 Innovation Award of the German Copper Institute for his work regarding tungsten-copper composites. [more]
