Tokamak Experiments Provide Unique Data for Validating Spacecraft Heat Shield Ablation Models (IMAGE)
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Ablation of three types of carbon studied in DIII-D experiments: graphite, porous, and glassy. All three samples erode with different characteristics when exposed to the high temperature fusion plasma.
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