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When plasma comes in contact with a solid surface, e.g., a containment vessel wall, the energetic particles can knock atoms out of the solid, causing serious erosion of the surface. Thus a containment vessel wall must be protected by keeping the plasma away from the surface or by using a sacrificial surface coating.
