title: An experiment on the dynamics of ion implantation and sputtering of surfaces.
abstract: A major impediment towards a better understanding of the complex plasma-surface interaction is the limited diagnostic access to the material surface while it is undergoing plasma exposure. The Dynamics of ION Implantation and Sputtering Of Surfaces (DIONISOS) experiment overcomes this limitation by uniquely combining powerful, non-perturbing ion beam analysis techniques with a steady-state helicon plasma exposure chamber, allowing for real-time, depth-resolved in situ measurements of material compositions during plasma exposure. Design solutions are described that provide compatibility between the ion beam analysis requirements in the presence of a high-intensity helicon plasma. The three primary ion beam analysis techniques, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, elastic recoil detection, and nuclear reaction analysis, are successfully implemented on targets during plasma exposure in DIONISOS. These techniques measure parameters of interest for plasma-material interactions such as erosion/deposition rates of materials and the concentration of plasma fuel species in the material surface.
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kesler
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Stahle
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Woller