@article{8227, author = {M. de Angeli and P. Tolias and S. Ratynskaia and D. Ripamonti and G. Riva and S. Bardin and T. Morgan and G. De Temmerman}, title = {Remobilization of tungsten dust from castellated plasma-facing components}, abstract = {Studies of tungsten dust remobilization from castellated plasma-facing components can shed light to whether gaps constitute a dust accumulation site with important implications for monitoring but also removal. Castellated structures of ITER relevant geometry that contained pre-adhered tungsten dust of controlled deposition profile have been exposed in the Pilot-PSI linear device. The experiments were performed under steady state and transient plasma conditions, as well as varying magnetic field topologies. The results suggest that dust remobilization from the plasma-facing monoblock surface can enhance dust trapping in the gaps and that tungsten dust is efficiently trapped inside the gaps.}, year = {2017}, journal = {Nuclear Materials and Energy}, volume = {12}, pages = {536-540}, month = {08/2017}, doi = {10.1016/j.nme.2017.01.021}, language = {eng}, }