Evaluation of radiation damage using nonlinear ultrasound

K. H. Matlack, J. J. Wall, J. Y. Kim, J. Qu, L. J. Jacobs, H. W. Viehrig

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Abstract

Nonlinear ultrasound was used to monitor radiation damage in two reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels. The microstructural changes associated with radiation damage include changes in dislocation density and the formation of precipitates, and nonlinear ultrasonic waves are known to be sensitive to such changes. Six samples each of two different RPV steels were previously irradiated in the Rheinsberg power reactor to two fluence levels, up to 10 20 n/cm 2 (E > 1 MeV). Longitudinal waves were used to measure the acoustic nonlinearity in these samples, and the results show a clear increase in the measured acoustic nonlinearity from the unirradiated state to the medium dose, and then a decrease from medium dose to high dose.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number054911
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume111
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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