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The distribution of deuterium and hydrogen in Zr, Ni and Ti foil assemblies when exposed to pulsed high-temperature plasma of deuterium
The method of elasstic recoils detection of deutrons and protons (ERDA) was used for the study of the accumulation and redistribution of hydrogen and deuterium atoms under the action of high-temperature deuterium plasma using of the "Plasma Focus" (PF-4) in an assembly of two Ni, Ti and Zr foils of high purity. It was found that when exposed to pulsed high-temperature plasma is a redistribution of the implanted deuterium and hydrogen gas impurities to great depths in the assemblies of the studied foils, considerably exceeding the ranges of deuterium ions (at their maximum speeds of up to 108 cm /s).
As in earlier studies, the observed phenomenon can be explained by: a) removal of the implanted hydrogen under the influence of powerful shock waves formed in the metal foil by pulsed deuterium plasma, and (or) the acceleration of the diffusion of hydrogen atoms under the influence of compression-dilatation waves in the front of a shock wave to the redistribution of hydrogen to great depths. A similar behavior is found in assemblies of two or three or more foils of nickel, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, different thicknesses, including assembly and foils of different materials, which have been well studied.