Published May 1999 | Version v1
Report

Neutron induced radiation damage in metals

Creators

  • 1. Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Goeteborg (Sweden). Dept. of Reactor Physics

Description

Radiation damage, induced by neutrons, is considered to proceed in two steps: production of primary knock-on atoms (PKA), that further dissipate their energy by series of collisions with the host atoms, initiating collision cascades. Energy spectra of PKA, generated in copper and gold by irradiation in a fast reactor and by 14 MeV neutrons, have been interfaced with the binary collision cascade code MARLOWE. The total number of defects created per PKA has been estimated. The spatial arrangement of the defects, i.e. depth distribution and cluster formation, is investigated for PKA at different energy. Effects of the material structure (amorphous or crystalline) have been discussed

Part of:
Reactor physics calculations in the Nordic countries

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Reactor physics calculations in the Nordic countries
Imprint Pagination
307 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 7.1-7.13
Report number
NEI-SE--290

Conference

Title
Reactor physics calculations in the Nordic countries
Dates
6-7 May 1999
Place
Goeteborg (Sweden)

INIS

Country of Publication
Sweden
Country of Input or Organization
Sweden
INIS RN
30029825
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COPPER; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; FAST NEUTRONS; GOLD; KNOCK-ON; M CODES; NEUTRONS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; COMPUTER CODES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; METALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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Notes
6 refs, 8 figs