Beam-contamination-induced compositional alteration and its neutron-atypical consequences in ion simulation of neutron-induced void swelling
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Although accelerator-based ion irradiation has been widely accepted to simulate neutron damage, neutron-atypical features need to be carefully investigated. In this study, we have shown that Coulomb force drag by ion beams can introduce significant amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen into target materials even under ultra-high vacuum conditions. The resulting compositional and microstructural changes dramatically suppress void swelling. By applying a beam-filtering technique, introduction of vacuum contaminants is greatly minimized and the true swelling resistance of the alloys is revealed and matches neutron behavior closely. These findings are a significant step toward developing standardized procedures for emulating neutron damage.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; NE0008297
- OSTI ID:
- 1422930
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-20847; TRN: US1801674
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Letters, Vol. 5, Issue 7; ISSN 2166-3831
- Publisher:
- Taylor and FrancisCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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