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Title: The Influence of Grain Boundaries on Radiation-Induced Point Defect Production in Materials: A Review of Atomistic Studies

Journal Article · · JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Materials at Irradiation and Mechanical Extremes (CMIME)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
2008LANL1026
OSTI ID:
1386456
Journal Information:
JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Vol. 65, Issue 3; Related Information: CMIME partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory (lead); Carnegie Mellon University; University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Nebraska; ISSN 1047-4838
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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