Nature of radiation defects in synthetic quartz according to the small-angle neutron scattering data
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian Federation)
- OAO Glass Property Laboratory (Russian Federation)
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Geological Institute, Kola Research Center (Russian Federation)
The supraatomic structure of single crystals of synthetic quartz in the initial state with a dislocation density of 570 cm{sup -2} and after irradiation in the VVR-M reactor at the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute with fast neutrons having the energy E{sub n} > 1 MeV in the range of fluences F{sub n} = 7.7 x 10{sup 17} -2.1 x 10{sup 20} neutrons/cm{sup 2} has been studied by small-angle scattering of thermal neutrons. It is established that fast neutrons form point, linear, and volume lattice defects throughout the entire sample volume. Large-volume structures (nuclei of the amorphous phase) in quartz, reaching {approx}100 nm in size, occupy a small total volume ({approx}1.5%) even at the maximum fluence 2.1 x 10{sup 20} neutrons/cm{sup 2}. The majority of damage is related to the point defects with the radius of gyration of 1-2 nm and linear defects, which give comparable contributions up to several percent.
- OSTI ID:
- 21090915
- Journal Information:
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 52, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063774507030200; Copyright (c) 2007 Nauka/Interperiodica; Article Copyright (c) 2007 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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