Activation process and absorption/desorption of D2O for Zr-V-Fe getter
Activation process and absorption/desorption of D2O for Zr-V-Fe getter
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Zr-V-Fe吸气剂的活化过程及D2O的吸附/解吸
DOI:
10.1016/0022-3115(84)90474-4
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
T. Takeuchi
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作者:
K. Ichimura;N. Inoue;K. Ashida;Kuniaki Watanabe;T. Takeuchi
Nonevaporable getters have wide applicability for tritium handling systems. From this view point, the activation process of the Zr-V-Fe getter (St-707) and absorption/desorption of D2O on the getter surface were investigated, by means of XPS-SIMS and mass analyzed thermal desorption spectroscopy.XPS-SIMS measurements revealed that the getter surface exposed to air was covered with adsorbed H2O, CO and small amounts of hydrocarbons and that the getter components are oxidized. Upon heating of the getter above 500 °C, the adsorbed species disappeared from the surface, partly due to desorption and partly due to migration into the bulk. Consequently, metallic Zr and V appeared on the surface, whereas Fe disappeared. The surface composition was evaluated to be 87 at% Zr-13 at% V.After the activation, water (D2O ) was readily absorbed into the getter at 300 °C in the form of deuterium atoms. The absorption rate was proportional to the partial pressure of water, indicating that the rate determining step for the absorption is the dissociation of water molecules on the surface.The absorption rate constant was 0.009 and 0.24 cc/s/cm2(net surface area) [or 1.5 and 39 cc/s/cm2(projected area)] at 25 and 300°C, respectively. Only D2was desorbed from the getter exposed to D2O at 25 and 300 °C. The rate determining step for the desorption is association of deuterium atoms on the surface diffused from the bulk.