This review discusses the design, analytical characteristics and some applications of two types of dynamic mass spectrometers that have been developed at the A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences: magnetic resonance mass spectrometer (MRMS) and time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS), the latter of which the authors named mass reflectron. With the aid of MRMS it was possible to measure the half-life of tritium, which is a fusion fuel candidate; and to start investigating how deuterium plasma interacts with the structural materials of the spherical tokamak Globus-M. The research done shows that mass reflectrons can be used successfully in the analysis of tritium-containing fusion fuel gas mixtures.

Keywords: dynamic mass-spectrometers, magnetic resonance mass-spectrometers, time-of-flight mass spectrometers, resolution, sensitivity, dynamic range, fuel gas mixtures, hydrogen and helium isotopes, analysis of tritium-containing mixtures, tritium half life PACS: 52.55.Fa, 82.80.Ms, 82.80.Rt (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2016.05.037807 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2017/1/e/ 000399464900005 2-s2.0-85020301866 2017PhyU...60...91A Citation: Aruev N N "The application of dynamic mass spectrometers for investigations in the field of thermonuclear synthesis" Phys. Usp. 60 91–107 (2017) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Received: 7th, December 2015, accepted: 6th, May 2016 Оригинал: Аруев Н Н «Применение динамических масс-спектрометров для исследований в области термоядерного синтеза» УФН 187 99–117 (2017); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2016.05.037807