MeV per Nucleon Ion Irradiation of Nuclear Materials with High Energy Synchrotron X-ray Characterization

Journal Article · Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.01.004· OSTI ID:1357155

Pellin, M. J. ^[1]; Yacout, Abdellatif M. ^[1]; Mo, Kun ^[1]; Almer, Jonathan ^[1]; Bhattacharya, S. ^[2]; Mohamed, Walid ^[1]; Seidman, D. ^[3]; Ye, Bei ^[1]; Yun, D. ^[1]; Xu, Ruqing ^[1]; Zhu, Shaofei ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
3. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

The combination of MeV/Nucleon ion irradiation (e.g. 133 MeV Xe) and high energy synchrotron x-ray characterization (e.g. at the Argonne Advanced Photon Source, APS) provides a powerful characterization method to understand radiation effects and to rapidly screen materials for the nuclear reactor environment. Ions in this energy range penetrate ~10 μm into materials. Over this range, the physical interactions vary (electronic stopping, nuclear stopping and added interstitials). Spatially specific x-ray (and TEM and nanoindentation) analysis allow individual quantification of these various effects. Hard x-rays provide the penetration depth needed to analyze even nuclear fuels. Here, this combination of synchrotron x-ray and MeV/Nucleon ion irradiation is demonstrated on U-Mo fuels. A preliminary look at HT-9 steels is also presented. We suggest that a hard x-ray facility with in situ MeV/nucleon irradiation capability would substantially accelerate the rate of discovery for extreme materials.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357; AC-02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1357155
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1359401
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 471; ISSN 0022-3115
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS