REDEPOSITION EFFECTS ON THE TARGET PLATES OF THE JET TOKAMAK

Complete tiles from the X-point target region of the JET tokamak can be analysed by ion beam techniques in a special chamber equipped to handle beryllium- and tritium-contaminated samples. From the amounts of deuterium co-deposited during plasma operations, and the pattern of beryllium deposits remaining from regular Be evaporation in the torus, erosion and redeposition effects at the target area can be determined. The largest amounts of net redeposition occur in the 'private zone' and near the inner separatrix. There appears to be a net transfer of material from the outer to the inner strike zone: the data are compared with models for divertor transport.