Damage study of irradiated tungsten and copper using proton and argon ions of a plasma focus device.

The destructive effects of proton and argon ions produced in a low energy plasma focus device on the surface of tungsten and copper were investigated. Optical microscopy, SEM, EDX, XRD and ERD analysis were performed for initial and irradiated samples. The results showed that total thermal impact under the irradiation by argon is much more significant than that by hydrogen.