Abstract
Energetic ions can be used to understand the effects of neutron irradiation on reactor components while avoiding high residual radioactivity and the problem of finding suitable test reactors. The chapter begins with a summary of the motivation for using ion irradiation for radiation damage studies, followed by a brief review of radiation damage relevant to charged particles. The contribution of ion irradiation to our understanding of radiation damage is presented next, followed by an account of the advantages and disadvantages of the various ion types for conducting radiation damage studies, and wrapping up with a consideration of practical issues in ion irradiation experiments.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Comprehensive Nuclear Materials |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 1-5 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 195-221 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Volume | 1-5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080560335 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080560274 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
Keywords
- Accelerators
- Alloy stability
- Damage morphology
- Dislocation microstructure
- Electrons
- Freely migrating defects
- Heavy ions
- Ion beams
- Irradiation hardening
- Light ions
- Neutrons
- Proton irradiation
- Radiation damage
- Radiation-induced segregation
- Swift ions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Energy