Irradiation effects on magnetic properties in neutron and proton irradiated reactor pressure vessel steel

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/20.800701· OSTI ID:20000826

Park, D G; Hong, J H; Kim, I S; Kim, H C

The effects of neutron and proton dose on the magnetic properties of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel were investigated. The coercivity and maximum induction increased in two stages with respect to neutron dose, being nearly constant up to a dose of 1.5 x 10{sup {minus}7} dpa, followed by a rapid increase up to a dose of 1.5 x 10{sup {minus}5} dpa. The coercivity and maximum induction in the proton irradiated specimens also showed a two stage variation with respect to proton dose, namely a rapid increase up to a dose of 0.2 x 10{sup {minus}2} dpa, then a decrease up to 1.2 x 10{sup {minus}2} dpa. The Barkhausen noise (BN) amplitude in neutron irradiated specimens also varied in two stages in a reverse manner, the transition at the same dose of 1.5 x 10{sup {minus}7} dpa. The BN amplitude in proton irradiated specimens decreased by 60% up to 0.2 x 10{sup {minus}2} dpa followed by an increase up to 1.2 x 10{sup {minus}2} dpa. The results were in good accord with the one dimensional domain wall model considering the density of defects and wall energy.

• Research Organization: Korea Atomic Energy Research Inst., Taejon (KR)
• OSTI ID: 20000826
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Vol. 35, Issue 5Pt2; Conference: 1999 international magnetics conference (Intermag '99), Kyongju (KR), 05/18/1999--05/21/1999; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1999; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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